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noun

A microscopic club-shaped spore-bearing structure produced by certain fungi.

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Under continuous light, the maturation starts but stops halfway: meiosis in the basidia is arrested…
verb

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

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Sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun
phrasal verb

To take pleasure from something that makes you feel good

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He basked in his moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.
verb

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

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Sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun
noun

A typeface much used in books.

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You probably don't know that you can do really impressive stuff using bodoni, baskerville, gill, fu…
noun

A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

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A shopping basket
noun

A person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope.

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Do that for a couple of days and you become a blithering basket case
noun

A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court.

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You'll be able to watch live premiership games, basketball, golf, cricket, and all sorts.
noun

A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court.

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You'll be able to watch live premiership games, basketball, golf, cricket, and all sorts.
noun

The amount of something that a basket can hold

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A basketful of apples
noun

The amount of something that a basket can hold

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A basketful of apples
noun

A person who makes baskets.

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The irish basketeers association was selected to collect video footage of old basket-making techniq…
noun

The craft of basket-making.

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The craft day will include classes in parchment work, decoupage, crochet, copper craft and basketry.
noun

A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

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A shopping basket
noun

Material woven in the style of a basket.

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Protective coverings were made of leather, wood, shells, or basketwork, later replaced by bronze, i…
verb

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun
verb

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun
noun

A basophilic white blood cell.

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Those thought to play critical roles are mast cells, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and the a…
adjective

(of a cell or its contents) readily stained with basic dyes.

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The cytoplasm remains basophilic and stains blue.
noun

A basophilic white blood cell.

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Those thought to play critical roles are mast cells, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and the a…
plural noun

The south sotho people collectively, living chiefly in lesotho.

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What exactly are we doing, as basotho and friends of basotho, to make lesotho beautiful?
noun

People from lesotho

noun

A close-fitting bodice extending from the shoulders to the waist and typically with a short continuation below waist level.

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She was referring to the picture of me dressed in a basque, stockings, suspenders and a thong that …
adjective

Relating to the basques or their language.

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In these simple clubs, whose name in the ancient basque language means ‘corner’, attendance is by i…
noun

A close-fitting bodice extending from the shoulders to the waist and typically with a short continuation below waist level.

Usage examples:

She was referring to the picture of me dressed in a basque, stockings, suspenders and a thong that …
adjective

Relating to the basques or their language.

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In these simple clubs, whose name in the ancient basque language means ‘corner’, attendance is by i…
noun

The lowest adult male singing voice.

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His bass voice rings out attractively
noun

A dark grey or black basaltic rock consisting of plagioclase, augite, olivine, and a feldspathoid.

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In 1949, both basanite and tephrite were ejected during a single, 5 week long eruption that formed …

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