| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| brachiolaria | noun pl. | A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia. |
| brachygraphy | noun | Stenography. |
| brachypteres | nounpl. | A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. |
| brachytypous | adjective | Of a short form. |
| brackishness | noun | The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt. |
| brahmo-somaj | noun | A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindoos. |
| bramah press | A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. | |
| bramble bush | The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together. | |
| branchiopoda | noun pl. | An order of Entomostraca; — so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. |
| branch pilot | A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation. | |
| breakfasting | present participle & vb. noun | of Breakfast |
| breastheight | noun | The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing. |
| breastplough | noun | A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; — used to cut or pare turf. |
| breastsummer | noun | A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; — used principally above shop windows. |
| breathlessly | adverb | In a breathless manner. |
| breechloader | noun | A firearm which receives its load at the breech. |
| breech screw | A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore. | |
| breech sight | A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim. | |
| brevipennate | adjective | Short-winged; — applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu. |
| brevirostral | adjective | Alt. of Brevirostrate |
| bridechamber | noun | The nuptial apartment. |
| brittle star | Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. | |
| broad church | A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. | |
| broad-horned | adjective | Having horns spreading widely. |
| broad-leaved | adjective | Alt. of Broad-leafed |
| broad-leafed | adjective | Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. |
| bronchophony | noun | A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; — observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease. |
| brontosaurus | noun | A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. |
| brown thrush | A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; — also called brown thrasher. | |
| brush turkey | A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidae. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. |