▸ Specimen Drawer

Objects & Tools — Lesson 53

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bazaars

bəˈzɑrz

A shop where a variety of goods are sold — we visited the bustling bazaar to buy spices.

We visited the bustling bazaar to buy spices.

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bead

biːd

A small ball with a hole through the middle — she was stringing beads to make a necklace.

She was stringing beads to make a necklace.

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beading

ˈbiːdɪŋ

Ornamentation with beads — I bought a kit to learn the basics of beading.

She sells handcrafted beading at the weekend market.

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beads

biːdz

Several beads threaded together on a string — she was stringing beads to make a necklace.

She was stringing beads to make a necklace.

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beaker

ˈbiːkɚ

A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry — can you pass me that beaker, please?

The chemist poured the solution into a beaker.

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beakers

ˈbiːkərz

A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry — I need three beakers for this experiment.

The scientist poured the chemical solution into the beaker.

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bed

bɛd

A piece of furniture for sleeping on, consisting of a mattress on a frame — I go to bed at 10 PM.

I go to bed at 10 PM.

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bedchamber

ˈbɛd.tʃeɪm.bɚ

A room used primarily for sleeping — he was found dead in his bedchamber at the manor.

The queen retired to her bedchamber after the banquet.

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bedclothes

ˈbedkloʊðz

Coverings that are used on a bed — the bedclothes were warm and comfortable.

She pulled the bedclothes over her head to go to sleep.

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bedding

ˈbɛdɪŋ

Coverings that are used on a bed — I need to change the bedding on my bed.

I need to change the bedding on my bed.

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bedpan

ˈbedpæn

A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination — the nurse brought a bedpan to the patient's room.

The nurse brought a bedpan to the patient's room.

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bedpost

ˈbed.pɑːst

Any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead — she tied ribbons around the bedpost.

The antique bed had ornate carved bedposts.

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