The baby mice have thin bodies and big heads.
body
internal organs the body
(T) brain (4) vein (7) liver (io] head ©arm © stomach
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[ count ] a dead person
The police found a body in the river.
[ singular ] the main part of something
the body of a plane (= the part where the seats are )
bod • y • build • ing / ' badibiidig / noun
[noncount]
( sports ) making the muscles of your body bigger and stronger by doing exercise
► bod • y • build • er / ' badi|bIldэr / noun [ count ]
a person who does bodybuilding
bod • y • guard / ' badigard / noun [ count ]
a person or group of people whose job is to keep an
important person safe
The president's bodyguards all carry guns.
bo • gus / ' bougэs / adjective
pretending to be real or true a bogus contract
boil О / boil / verb ( boils , boil • ing , boiled )
( general science ) When a liquid boils , it becomes very hot and makes steam and bubbles
Water boils at 212°F.
to heat a liquid until it boils
I boiled some water for the pasta.
to cook something in extremely hot water Boil the rice in a pan.
a boiled egg
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cook to make food ready to eat by heating it: My mother taught me how to cook. ♦ Who is going to cook dinner tonight? ♦ What's the best way to cook salmon? ♦ He cooked us a wonderful meal. boil to cook vegetables, rice, eggs, etc. in boiling water (= water heated to 212°F ) : Boil the rice for 15 minutes. ♦ Put the potatoes on to boil. ♦ Do you like boiled cabbage?
fry to cook food in a shallow pan of hot oil: Fry the onion and garlic for five minutes. ♦ There was a smell of bacon frying in the kitchen. ♦ fried chicken/fish/rice bake to cook food in an oven without any extra fat or liquid: to bake bread/cookies ♦ We baked him a cake for his birthday. ♦ baked potatoes roast to cook large pieces of meat in an oven or over a fire; to cook vegetables in oil or fat in an oven: The turkey is roasting in the oven. ♦ You should boil the potatoes for a little while before you roast them. grill to cook meat or fish on metal bars over a fire: to grill steak/chicken/burgers/fish on the barbecue ♦ grilled salmon
broil to cook food under or over direct heat: to broil salmon/a steak ♦ We ate broiled chicken with vegetables.
boil over to boil and flow over the sides of a pan Don't let the milk boil over.
boil • er / ' boilar / noun [ count ]
a big metal container that heats water for a building
boil • ing / ' boilig / ( also boil . ing hot ) adjective
( informal )
very hot
I'm boiling.
It's boiling hot in here.
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