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a herd of bison —SYNONYM buffalo

bit / bit / noun [ count ] 1 a small piece or amount of something There were bits of broken glass on the floor.

think these strawberries need a little bit more sugar.

( computers ) the smallest unit of information that is stored in a computer's memory

a bit ; a little bit

a little; slightly You look a bit tired.

This one's a little bit cheaper than that one.

a short time or distance Let's wait a bit.

bit by bit

slowly, or a little at a time Bit by bit, I started to feel better. quite a bit ( informal ) a lot

It must have rained quite a bit during the night.

bite 1 © / bait / verb

( bites , bit ing , bit / bit / has bit • ten / bitn / )

to cut something with your teeth That dog bit my leg!

If an insect or snake bites you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin

I was bitten by mosquitoes.

bite2 / bait / noun

[ count ] a piece of food that you can put in your mouth He took a bite of his sandwich.

[ count ] ( health ) a painful place on your skin made by an insect or an animal

a snake bite

[ singular ] ( informal )

a small meal

Would you like a bite to eat before you go? bit .ter © / bitor/ adjective

angry and sad about something that has happened He felt very bitter about losing his job.

Bitter food has a sharp, unpleasant taste The coffee was bitter.

very cold

a bitter wind

bit • ter • ness / ' bItэrnэs / noun [ noncount ]

The strike caused great bitterness.

bi • Zarre / bi ' zar / adjective

very strange

He has a bizarre sense of humor. —SYNONYM weird

bi • zarre • ly / bi ' zarli / adverb bizarrely dressed teenagers

black © / blsek / adjective ( black ei , black • est )

with the color of the sky at night a black dog

belonging to a race of people with dark skin Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous black leader.

—SYNONYM African-American

(used about coffee) without milk Two black coffees, please.

black 2 / blak / noun

[ noncount ] the color of the sky at night She was dressed in black.

blacks [ plural ] people who belong to a race of people with dark skin

—SYNONYM African American black and white

with the colors black, white, and gray only black-and-white photographs

black • ber • ry / ' blak|beri / noun [ count ] ( plural black • ber • ries )

a small, soft, black fruit that grows on a bush

black • bird / ' bla^rd / noun [ count ]

a bird with black feathers

black • board / ' blakbrd /

( also chalk • board / ' tfokbord / ) noun [ count ] a dark board that a teacher writes on with a white substance (called chalk )

The teacher wrote her name on the blackboard. —Look at whiteboard .

black eye / blrek ' ai /

a dark area of skin around a person's eye where someone or something has hit them He got a black eye in a fight.

black • mail / ' blrekmeil / noun [ noncount ]

saying that you will tell something bad about someone if they do not give you money or do something for you

black • mail verb

( black . mails , black mail . ing , black mailed )

She blackmailed him into giving her thousands of dollars.

black • out / ' blrekaut / noun [ count ]

a time when there is no light because the electricity is not working

We had a blackout for six hours after the storm.

( health ) a period when you are unconscious for a short time

to have a blackout

black • smith / blreksmie / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron

blad • der / ' blredsr / noun [ count ]

( biology ) the part of your body where waste liquid (called urine ) collects before leaving your body

blade / bleid / noun [ count ]

the flat sharp part of something such as a knife or a tool — Look at the picture at shears .

a single flat leaf of grass a few blades of grass