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  • BRISKYadjective26 findersSomewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
  • BRISLINGnounMiddle Low German7 findersA sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
  • BRISTLEnounProto-Indo-European37 findersA stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
  • BRISTLECONEnoun7 findersA bristlecone pine, of subsection Pinus subsect. Balfourianae.
  • BRISTLEDverbMiddle English39 finderssimple past and past participle of bristle
  • BRISTLYadjectiveMiddle English33 findersCovered with bristles.
  • BRISTOLnoun18 findersA woman's breast
  • BRISTOLSnoun1 finderBreasts.
  • BRITverbProto-Indo-European12 findersTo break in pieces; divide.
  • BRITCHESnoun95 findersAlternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
  • BRITTLEadjectiveOld English6 findersInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
  • BRITTLYadverb7 findersAlternative form of brittlely.
  • BROACHnounLatin33 findersA series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
  • BROADadjectiveProto-Germanic23 findersWide in extent or scope.
  • BROADAXEnoun7 findersA large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
  • BROADCASTadjective5 findersCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
  • BROADCLOTHnoun4 findersA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
  • BROADENverb23 findersTo make broad or broader.
  • BROADISHadjective11 findersSomewhat broad.
  • BROADLEAFadjective8 findersPertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
  • BROADLINEadjective3 findersSelling a wide range of groceries.
  • BROADLINESadjective1 finderSelling a wide range of groceries.
  • BROADLYadverb32 findersWidely and openly.
  • BROADSCALEadjective1 finderOn a broad scale; which is spread over a broad area
  • BROADSHEETnoun23 findersA newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
  • BROADWAYnounOld English41 findersAn esplanade.
  • BROADWISEadverb3 findersBreadthwise.
  • BROCADEnounFrench74 findersA thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
  • BROCCOLInounLatin5 findersA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
  • BROCCOLINInoun7 findersA green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
  • BROCHnounProto-Germanic15 findersA type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
  • BROCHEnounFrench8 findersObsolete form of brooch.
  • BROCHETTEnounFrench2 findersA small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
  • BROCKnounOld English15 findersA male badger.
  • BROCKAGEnoun1 finderA 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
  • BROCKETnounMiddle French1 finderA stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
  • BROGnounScottish Gaelic13 findersA pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
  • BROGANnounIrish9 findersA heavy working shoe; a brogue.
  • BROGUEnounProto-Germanic165 findersA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
  • BROGUERIESnoun1 finderThe presence of a brogue in speech.
  • BROGUERYnoun1 finderThe presence of a brogue in speech.
  • BROGUISHadjective22 findersPertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
  • BROILverbOld French30 findersTo cook by direct, radiant heat.
  • BROILERnoun1 finderA person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
  • BROILINGadjective40 findersVery hot.
  • BROKEverb14 finderssimple past of break
  • BROKENverbProto-Germanic85 finderspast participle of break
  • BROKENLYadverb25 findersIn a broken manner.
  • BROKINGSverb6 finderssimple past of break
  • BROLGAnoun4 findersA large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia.
  • BROMALnoun2 findersThe compound tribromoacetaldehyde CBr3-CHO
  • BROMATEnoun17 findersthe anion BrO3, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion
  • BROMATEDadjective19 findersbrominated
  • BROMEnounAncient Greek17 findersAny grass of the genus Bromus.
  • BROMEGRASSnoun1 finderAny of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
  • BROMELAINnoun9 findersEither of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers.
  • BROMELIADnoun58 findersAny 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
  • BROMICadjective18 findersOf or relating to bromine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five.
  • BROMIDEnoun263 findersA binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
  • BROMIDICadjective31 findersStale, banal, clichéd.
  • BROMINATEverb23 findersTo treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
  • BROMINEnounAncient Greek160 findersA 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.
  • BROMIZEverb1 finderTo prepare or treat with bromine, especially in photography.
  • BROMOnoun9 findersA dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).
  • BRONCHIALadjectiveLatin107 findersOf or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.
  • BRONCHIOLEnoun21 findersAny of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
  • BRONCHITICadjective2 findersOf or pertaining to bronchitis.
  • BRONCHITISnounAncient Greek67 findersAn inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
  • BRONCHIUMnounAncient Greek3 findersA bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
  • BRONCHUSnounAncient Greek14 findersEither of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
  • BRONCOnounSpanish6 findersA horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.
  • BRONDnoun5 findersA sword.
  • BRONZEnounFrench13 findersA naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
  • BRONZIFYverb5 findersTo turn into bronze.
  • BRONZITEnoun4 findersA ferriferous variety of enstatite, often with a bronze-like lustre.
  • BRONZYadjective3 findersResembling or suggestive of a bronze color.
  • BROOCHnoun11 findersA piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
  • BROODnounProto-Indo-European38 findersThe young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
  • BROODILYadverb29 findersIn a broody manner.
  • BROODINGLYadverb44 findersIn a brooding manner.
  • BROODYadjectiveOld English53 findersOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
  • BROOKverbProto-Indo-European14 findersTo bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
  • BROOKIEnoun10 findersA brook trout.
  • BROOKITEnoun2 findersA dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO2.
  • BROOKLIMEnoun1 finderCertain plants of genus Veronica, with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes: European brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) American brooklime (Veronica americana)
  • BROOKWEEDnoun1 finderA small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
  • BROOLnounGerman5 findersA deep murmur.
  • BROOMnounProto-Indo-European24 findersA domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
  • BROOMBALLnoun1 finderA Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
  • BROOMSTICKnoun26 findersThe handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
  • BROOMYadjectiveOld English6 findersCovered in the shrub broom.
  • BROSEnounProto-Germanic12 findersOatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
  • BROTHnounProto-Indo-European29 findersWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
  • BROTHELnoun57 findersA house of prostitution.
  • BROTHERLYadjectiveProto-Germanic1 finderOf or characteristic of brothers.
  • BROTHYadjective28 findersResembling or characteristic of broth.
  • BROUGHnounGerman51 findersA halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
  • BROUGHAMnoun47 findersA 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.
  • BROWnounProto-Indo-European37 findersThe bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
  • BROWBEATverb1 finderTo bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

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