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Battery

noun
/ˈbætəɹi/
Word Frequency: 10.2

Definitions

1.nounA device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
2.nounThe infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
3.nounA coordinated group of artillery weapons.
4.nounAn elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
5.nounAn array of similar things.
"Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress."
6.nounA set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
7.nounThe catcher and the pitcher together
8.nounTwo or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
9.nounA marching percussion ensemble; a drumline.
10.nounThe state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.
11.nounApparatus for preparing or serving meals.

Synonyms

bombardmentstamp batterybarrageshellingassault and batteryassaultbarrage fireelectric batteryalternatorbattery-poweredchargingrange

Rhymes With

clatteryshatterybatterieslatterybatter hebattery echatter heflattery
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