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  • BRAIZEnoun16 findersA European marine fish, Pagrus pagrus, allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.
  • BRAKEnounProto-Germanic10 findersA 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
  • BRAKEMANnoun11 findersA railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  • BRAKIESTadjective1 finderOvergrown with bracken or brushwood
  • BRAKYadjective2 findersOvergrown with bracken or brushwood
  • BRAMBLEnounOld English4 findersAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
  • BRAMBLEDadjective1 finderOvergrown with brambles.
  • BRAMBLYadjective2 findersCovered in brambles
  • BRAMEnounProto-Indo-European11 findersIntense passion or emotion; vexation.
  • BRAMESnounProto-Indo-European4 findersIntense passion or emotion; vexation.
  • BRANnounProto-Indo-European7 findersThe 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.
  • BRANCHnounProto-Indo-European9 findersThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
  • BRANCHEDadjective17 findersHaving branches, or specific kinds of branches.
  • BRANCHIAnounAncient Greek5 findersA gill or other organ having the same function.
  • BRANCHIALadjectiveLatin11 findersOf, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.
  • BRANCHIATEadjectiveLatin2 findersFurnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
  • BRANCHIOPODnoun9 findersAny of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
  • BRANCHLIKEadjective9 findersresembling a branch of a tree
  • BRANCHYadjective10 findersHaving many branches.
  • BRANDnounProto-Indo-European14 findersA mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
  • BRANDISHverbProto-Germanic300 findersTo move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  • BRANDYnounDanish18 findersAn alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
  • BRANEnoun14 findersA hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
  • BRANGLEnoun11 findersA squabble.
  • BRANKnounDutch15 findersA metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
  • BRANKIESTadjective3 findersshowy
  • BRANKSnoun12 findersA punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
  • BRANKYadjective1 findershowy
  • BRANLEnounFrench4 findersA dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
  • BRANSLEnounMiddle French2 findersObsolete form of branle.
  • BRANTnounProto-Germanic17 findersAny of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
  • BRASCOnoun1 finderA lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
  • BRASHadjectiveDanish120 findersOverly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
  • BRASHLYadverb142 findersIn a brash manner.
  • BRASHYadjective11 findersbrash, stormy
  • BRASSIEnoun1 finderA wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.
  • BRASSIEREnounFrench1 finderSynonym of bra.
  • BRASSILYadverb2 findersIn a brassy manner.
  • BRATnounOld English25 findersA human child.
  • BRATLINGnoun1 finderA little brat.
  • BRATTLEverb10 findersTo rattle; to make a scampering noise.
  • BRATTYadjective24 findersCharacteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
  • BRAUNITEnounGerman4 findersA silicate mineral containing divalent and trivalent manganese and forming grey-black tetragonal crystals.
  • BRAVAinterjectionItalian13 findersAlternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer
  • BRAVADOnounFrench140 findersA swaggering show of defiance or courage.
  • BRAVEadjectiveMiddle French21 findersStrong in the face of fear; courageous.
  • BRAVELYadverb41 findersIn a brave manner.
  • BRAVOnounItalian29 findersAlternative letter-case form of Bravo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
  • BRAWLnounMiddle English52 findersA disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • BRAWLERnounMiddle English1 finderOne who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
  • BRAWLYadjective16 findersHaving or characterised by brawls.
  • BRAWNnounProto-Indo-European86 findersStrong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
  • BRAWNILYadverb33 findersIn a brawny manner.
  • BRAWNYadjectiveMiddle English211 findersCharacterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
  • BRAYverbProto-Indo-European72 findersOf an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
  • BRAZASnounAncient Greek1 finderSynonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
  • BRAZEverbOld English11 findersTo cover with brass, or as with brass.
  • BRAZENadjectiveOld English157 findersMade of brass.
  • BRAZENLYadverb183 findersIn a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.
  • BRAZILWOODnoun1 finderA Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
  • BREACHnounProto-Germanic17 findersA 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.
  • BREADnounProto-Indo-European29 findersA foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
  • BREADLINEnoun6 findersA line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
  • BREADNUTnoun1 finderA tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
  • BREADSTICKnoun2 findersA long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.
  • BREADTHnounMiddle English33 findersThe extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
  • BREADTHWAYSadverb5 findersbreadthwise
  • BREADTHWISEadjective4 findersdirected across the breadth of an object or place.
  • BREADYadjective11 findersResembling bread.
  • BREAKverbProto-Indo-European32 findersTo separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
  • BREAKAGEnoun15 findersThe act of breaking.
  • BREAKDANCEnoun3 findersThe art, or an instance, of breakdancing.
  • BREAKDOWNnoun28 findersA failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
  • BREAKFASTnounOld English149 findersThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
  • BREAKOUTnoun17 findersAn escape from prison.
  • BREAKPOINTnoun10 findersA point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
  • BREAKSnoun15 findersplural of break
  • BREAKTIMEnoun1 finderA break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.
  • BREAKUPnoun10 findersThe act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
  • BREAMnounProto-Indo-European78 findersA European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
  • BREASTnounProto-Indo-European26 findersEither of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
  • BREASTEDadjective30 findersHaving a breast, or breasts.
  • BREASTFEEDverb1 finderTo feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
  • BREASTPINnoun2 findersAn ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
  • BREATHnounOld English13 findersThe act or process of breathing.
  • BREATHALYSEverb1 finderAlternative spelling of breathalyze.
  • BREATHALYZEverb3 findersTo estimate the alcohol content of a person's blood by using a breathalyzer
  • BREATHEverbOld Norse13 findersTo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
  • BREATHEDverb3 finderssimple past and past participle of breathe
  • BREATHFULadjective4 findersThat breathes; alive.
  • BREATHILYadverb30 findersIn a breathy manner.
  • BREATHINESSnoun1 finderThe state or quality of being breathy.
  • BREATHINGnoun28 findersverbal noun of breathe: The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
  • BREATHYadjective27 findersAccompanied by audible breathing.
  • BREDverb3 finderssimple past and past participle of breed
  • BREDEnoun4 findersOrnamental embroidery.
  • BREDIEnounPortuguese1 finderA thick stew of meat and vegetables.
  • BREEnounProto-Germanic6 findersThe eyelid.
  • BREECHnounProto-Germanic37 findersA garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
  • BREECHCLOTHnoun3 findersAn apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth.

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