| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| brabantine | adjective | Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the Netherlands. |
| brachiopod | noun | One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell. |
| brachydome | noun | A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome. |
| brachylogy | noun | Conciseness of expression; brevity. |
| brachyural | adjective | Alt. of Brachyurous |
| brachyuran | noun | One of the Brachyura. |
| bracketing | present participle & vb. noun | of Bracket, A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively. |
| braggingly | adverb | Boastingly. |
| brahmaness | noun | A Brahmani. |
| brahmanism | noun | Alt. of Brahminism |
| brahminism | noun | The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma. |
| brahmanist | noun | Alt. of Brahminist |
| brahminist | noun | An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans. |
| branchiate | adjective | Furnished with branchiae; as, branchiate segments. |
| branchiura | noun pl. | A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus). |
| branchless | adjective | Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked. |
| brand iron | A branding iron., A trivet to set a pot on., The horizontal bar of an andiron. | |
| brandished | imp. & past participle | of Brandish |
| brandisher | noun | One who brandishes. |
| brandywine | noun | Brandy. |
| brassiness | noun | The state, condition, or quality of being brassy. |
| brawlingly | adverb | In a brawling manner. |
| brawniness | noun | The quality or state of being brawny. |
| brazenface | noun | An impudent or shameless person. |
| brazenness | noun | The quality or state of being brazen. |
| braziletto | noun | See Brazil wood. |
| brazil nut | An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut. | |
| breadfruit | noun | The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name., The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree. |
| breadstuff | noun | Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made. |
| breakwater | noun | Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence. |
| breastband | noun | A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding. |
| breastbeam | noun | The front transverse beam of a locomotive. |
| breastbone | noun | The bone of the breast; the sternum. |
| breastfast | noun | A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel. |
| breasthook | noun | A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side. |
| breastknot | noun | A knot of ribbons worn on the breast. |
| breastplow | noun | Alt. of Breastplough |
| breastrail | noun | The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc. |
| breastrope | noun | See Breastband. |
| breastwork | noun | A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material., A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle. |
| breathable | adjective | Such as can be breathed. |
| breathless | adjective | Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath., Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention., Dead; as, a breathless body. |
| brecciated | adjective | Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance. |
| breech pin | Alt. of Breech screw | |
| breeze fly | noun | A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; — called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. |
| breezeless | adjective | Motionless; destitute of breezes. |
| breeziness | noun | State of being breezy. |
| brenningly | adverb | Burningly; ardently. |
| brevetting | present participle & vb. noun | of Brevet |
| brevetcies | plural | of Brevetcy |
| breviaries | plural | of Breviary |
| breviature | noun | An abbreviature; an abbreviation. |
| bricklayer | noun | One whose occupation is to build with bricks. |
| brickmaker | noun | One whose occupation is to make bricks. |
| bridegroom | noun | A man newly married, or just about to be married. |
| bridesmaid | noun | A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding. |
| bridestake | noun | A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round. |
| bridgehead | noun | A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont. |
| bridgeless | adjective | Having no bridge; not bridged. |
| bridgetree | noun | The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. |
| brigandage | noun | Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder. |
| brigandine | noun | A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. |
| brigandish | adjective | Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike. |
| brigandism | noun | Brigandage. |
| brigantine | noun | A practical vessel., A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail., See Brigandine. |
| brightened | imp. & past participle | of Brighten |
| brightness | noun | The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness., Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit. |
| brightsome | adjective | Bright; clear; luminous; brilliant. |
| broadcloth | noun | A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); — so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide. |
| broadening | present participle & vb. noun | of Broaden |
| broadmouth | noun | One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds. |
| broadpiece | noun | An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus. |
| broad seal | The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state. | |
| broadsword | noun | A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. |
| brocatello | noun | Same as Brocatel. |
| brokenness | noun | The state or quality of being broken; unevenness., Contrition; as, brokenness of heart. |
| brompicrin | noun | A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. |
| bronchiole | noun | A minute bronchial tube. |
| bronchitic | adjective | Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation. |
| bronchitis | noun | Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them. |
| brontolite | noun | Alt. of Brontolith |
| brontolith | noun | An aerolite. |
| brontology | noun | A treatise upon thunder. |
| brontozoum | noun | An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone. |
| bronzewing | noun | An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps, of several species; — so called from its bronze plumage. |
| brook mint | See Water mint. | |
| broom corn | A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long branches, of which brooms are made. | |
| broom rape | A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum. | |
| broomstaff | noun | A broomstick. |
| broomstick | noun | A stick used as a handle of a broom. |
| brotelness | noun | Brittleness. |
| browbeaten | past participle | of Browbeat |
| brown bill | A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th Bill. | |
| brownstone | noun | A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes. |
| browsewood | noun | Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse. |
| bruisewort | noun | A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey. |
| brushiness | noun | The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess. |
| brutalized | imp. & past participle | of Brutalize |
| brutifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Brutify |
| bryologist | noun | One versed in bryology. |