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2 | 31% | 4 | See 1 | |
3 | 27% | 5 | 1 Down in British English | |
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We think the answer is "BATS" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular noun
- • Any of the flying mammals of the order chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- • An old woman.
- • A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
- • A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
- • The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
- • Shale or bituminous shale.
- • A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
- • A part of a brick with one whole end.
- • A stroke; a sharp blow.
- • A stroke of work.
- • Rate of motion; speed.
- • A spree; a jollification.
- • Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
- • A packsaddle. verb
- • To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
- • To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- • To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
- • To flutter
- • To wink.
- • To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
- • (usually with 'around' or 'about') to flit quickly from place to place. adjective
- • Mad, insane.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The bats flew out of the cave at dusk."
- • "We heard the bats squeaking as they flew overhead."
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