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- pronunciation:
- bae
t
ri
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
batteries |
| definition 1: |
a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. Batteries are used to power many things, including cars, flashlights, toys, and watches.
The car wouldn't start because its battery was dead.
- synonyms:
- cell
- similar words:
- dry cell
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| definition 2: |
the act of battering.
The man was arrested for battery.- synonyms:
- battering
- similar words:
- attack, pounding
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| definition 3: |
a set of related things, usually used together.
My doctor gave me a battery of tests.- synonyms:
- block, series, set
- similar words:
- band, batch, group, lot, pack, sequence, succession, suite
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| related words: |
abuse |
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