battery
noun
for electricity
ADJ. dead, flat The car won't start?the battery's flat.| rechargeable | car, torch | alkaline, lithium
VERB + BATTERY charge, recharge | change, replace | connect Is the battery connected correctly?| be powered by, run on, use, work on The machine can also run on batteries.
BATTERY + VERB give out, go dead, run down, run out After about six hours, the battery will run down.
BATTERY + NOUN power | life With our product you get longer battery life.| failure | charger
PHRASES battery-operated, battery-powered a small battery-powered car
large group of similar things
ADJ. full, whole
PREP. ~ of I had to answer a whole battery of questions.
PHRASES a battery of tests
