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battery

bat·ter·y

battery

 
 
pronunciation:
bae t ri
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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
definition 2: the act of battering.
The man was arrested for battery.
synonyms:
battering
similar words:
attack, pounding
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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