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- BRISKYSomewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
- BRISLINGA sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
- BRISTLEA stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
- BRISTLECONEA bristlecone pine, of subsection Pinus subsect. Balfourianae.
- BRISTLEDsimple past and past participle of bristle
- BRISTLYCovered with bristles.
- BRISTOLA woman's breast
- BRISTOLSBreasts.
- BRITTo break in pieces; divide.
- BRITCHESAlternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
- BRITTLEInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
- BRITTLYAlternative form of brittlely.
- BROACHA series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- BROADWide in extent or scope.
- BROADAXEA large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
- BROADCASTCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
- BROADCLOTHA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- BROADENTo make broad or broader.
- BROADISHSomewhat broad.
- BROADLEAFPertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- BROADLINESelling a wide range of groceries.
- BROADLINESSelling a wide range of groceries.
- BROADLYWidely and openly.
- BROADSCALEOn a broad scale; which is spread over a broad area
- BROADSHEETA newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
- BROADWAYAn esplanade.
- BROADWISEBreadthwise.
- BROCADEA thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
- BROCCOLIA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- BROCCOLINIA green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
- 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.
- BROCHEObsolete form of brooch.
- BROCHETTEA small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
- BROCKA male badger.
- BROCKAGEA type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it due to being struck by a die cap
- BROCKETA stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
- BROGA pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
- BROGANA heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- BROGUEA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- BROGUERIESThe presence of a brogue in speech.
- BROGUERYThe presence of a brogue in speech.
- BROGUISHPertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
- BROILTo cook by direct, radiant heat.
- BROILERA person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
- BROILINGVery hot.
- BROKEsimple past of break
- BROKENpast participle of break
- BROKENLYIn a broken manner.
- BROKINGSsimple past of break
- BROLGAA large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia.
- BROMALThe compound tribromoacetaldehyde CBr3-CHO
- BROMATEthe anion BrO3, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion
- BROMATEDbrominated
- BROMEAny grass of the genus Bromus.
- BROMEGRASSAny of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
- BROMELAINEither of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers.
- BROMELIADAny of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example
- BROMICOf or relating to bromine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five.
- BROMIDEA binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- BROMIDICStale, banal, clichéd.
- BROMINATETo treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
- BROMINEA nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
- BROMIZETo prepare or treat with bromine, especially in photography.
- BROMOA dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).
- BRONCHIALOf or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.
- BRONCHIOLEAny of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
- BRONCHITICOf or pertaining to bronchitis.
- BRONCHITISAn inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
- BRONCHIUMA bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
- BRONCHUSEither of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
- BRONCOA horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.
- BRONDA sword.
- BRONZEA naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- BRONZIFYTo turn into bronze.
- BRONZITEA ferriferous variety of enstatite, often with a bronze-like lustre.
- BRONZYResembling or suggestive of a bronze color.
- BROOCHA piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
- BROODThe young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- BROODILYIn a broody manner.
- BROODINGLYIn a brooding manner.
- BROODYOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
- BROOKTo bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
- BROOKIEA brook trout.
- BROOKITEA dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO2.
- BROOKLIMECertain plants of genus Veronica, with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes: European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) American brooklime (Veronica americana)
- BROOKWEEDA small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
- BROOLA deep murmur.
- BROOMA domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- BROOMBALLA Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
- BROOMSTICKThe handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
- BROOMYCovered in the shrub broom.
- BROSEOatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
- BROTHWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
- BROTHELA house of prostitution.
- BROTHERLYOf or characteristic of brothers.
- BROTHYResembling or characteristic of broth.
- BROUGHA halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
- BROUGHAMA four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an open seat for the driver in front of a closed cabin for two or four passengers, designed in 1839.
- BROWThe bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- BROWBEATTo bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.