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- BRAGGERA person who brags.
- BRAGLYA boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- BRAIDINGpresent participle and gerund of braid
- BRAINLESSHaving no brain.
- BRAINYVery intellectually capable.
- BRAKEA device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can
- BRAMBLEAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
- BRANThe broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- BRANCHThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- BRANDISHTo move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
- BRANDYAn alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
- BRANKA metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
- BRANTAny of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
- BRASHOverly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- BRAUNITEA silicate mineral containing divalent and trivalent manganese and forming grey-black tetragonal crystals.
- BRAWLA disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
- BRAWLEROne who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
- BRAWNYCharacterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
- BRAYOf an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
- BRAZETo cover with brass, or as with brass.
- BRAZENMade of brass.
- BREACHA gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
- BREADTHThe extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
- BREAKFASTThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
- BREATHThe act or process of breathing.
- BREATHETo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- BREEThe eyelid.
- BREECHA garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
- BREECHESplural of breech
- BREEDINGPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- BREEKSPants, breeches.
- BREMEOf the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous.
- BREMSSTRAHLUNGThe electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
- BRENTo burn (to set ablaze).
- BREWERA person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking process.
- BREWINGpresent participle and gerund of brew
- BREWISa kind of broth thickened with bread or meal
- BREWMASTERA person in charge of beer production at a brewery
- BRICKLEAlternative form of breakle.
- BRIDALA wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
- BRIDEA woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
- BRIDLEThe headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- BRIEFLYIn a brief manner, summarily.
- BRIEFNESSThe characteristic of being brief.
- BRIGANDAn outlaw or bandit.
- BRIGHTLYIn a bright manner.
- BRIGHTNESSThe quality of being bright.
- BRIMOriginally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container
- BRIMINGOriginally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container
- BRIMINGSOriginally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container
- BRIMSTONEThe sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
- BRIMSTONYContaining or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
- BRISKETThe chest of an animal.
- BRISLINGA sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
- BRISTLEDsimple past and past participle of bristle
- BRISTLYCovered with bristles.
- BRITTLEInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
- BROADWide in extent or scope.
- BROADWAYAn esplanade.
- BROCCOLIA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- BROCHA type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
- BROGUEA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- BROKENpast participle of break
- BROODYOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
- BROOLA deep murmur.
- BROOMYCovered in the shrub broom.
- BROSEOatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
- BROTHERLYOf or characteristic of brothers.
- BROUGHA halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
- BROWNIEA small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
- BRUINA folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
- BRUNGsimple past and past participle of bring
- BRUNTThe full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
- BUCKA male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
- BUCKETA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
- BUCKWHEATAn Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
- BUDDLEAn apparatus on which crushed ore is washed.
- BUDDYA friend or casual acquaintance.
- BUILDEROne who builds or constructs things.
- BUILDINGThe act or process by which something is built; construction.
- BUIRDLYSturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
- BULKEDsimple past and past participle of bulk
- BULKHEADA vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
- BULKYBeing large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
- BULLIONA bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
- BULLOCKA young bull.
- BULLYA person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
- BULRUSHA plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
- BULWARKA defensive wall or rampart.
- BUMBOATA small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.
- BUMPA light blow or jolting collision.
- BUMPKINA clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- BUNDA league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
- BUNDLEA group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- BUNDTA baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle.
- BUNKOne of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
- BUOYA float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
- BURBLEA bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
- BURBLYburbling, bubbling