▸ Specimen Drawer

Objects & Tools — Lesson 56

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billfold

ˈbɪlfoʊld

A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money — I keep my ID in my billfold.

He took out his billfold to pay for dinner.

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billhook

ˈbɪlhʊk

A long-handled saw with a curved blade — he swung the billhook to cut through the thick brambles.

The gardener used a billhook to trim the overgrown hedge.

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billy

ˈbɪli

A short stout club used primarily by policemen — the billy butted the fence.

The billy goat grazed in the field.

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bin

bɪn

A container; usually has a lid — the kitchen bin is full.

Please put the empty bottles in the bin.

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binder

ˈbaɪndɚ

A machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves — I keep all my notes in a three-ring binder.

I keep all my notes in a three-ring binder.

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binders

ˈbaɪndərz

A machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves — I bought three binders for my school supplies.

I bought three binders for my school supplies.

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biplane

ˈbaɪpleɪn

Old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other — the Wright brothers made history with their pioneering biplane in 1903.

The Wright brothers made history with their pioneering biplane in 1903.

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birdcage

ˈbɜːrdkeɪdʒ

A cage in which a bird can be kept — the birdcage needs to be cleaned once a week.

The canary lives in a small birdcage by the window.

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birdfeeder

ˈbɜrdˌfiːdər

An outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds — the birdfeeder needs cleaning.

I filled the birdfeeder with sunflower seeds.

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bitmap

ˈbɪtmæp

An image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels — the game uses 2D bitmap graphics.

The designer saved the image as a bitmap file.

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blackboard

ˈblækbɔːrd

Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk — please clean the blackboard after class.

The teacher wrote the math problem on the blackboard.

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blackboards

ˈblæk.bɔːrdz

Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk — we had to clean all the blackboards before the exam.

The teacher wrote the math problems on the blackboards.

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