br: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of br
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cbr
- noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
cosmic microwave background radiation; CMB; cosmic background radiation; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
- noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
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abbr
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libr
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nebr
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cmbr
- noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
cosmic microwave background radiation; CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background.
- noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
Suffixes of br
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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broke
- adjective satellite lacking funds
skint; stone-broke; stony-broke; bust.
- `skint' is a British slang term
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective satellite lacking funds
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breaking
- noun the act of breaking something
break; breakage.
- the breakage was unavoidable
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- noun the act of breaking something
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
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breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
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brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- verb form or unite into a brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
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bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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british
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants.
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bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
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breath
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
- he was fighting to his last breath
- noun the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- his sour breath offended her
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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bringing
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
delivery.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
bring; take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
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bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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breathing
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
external respiration; respiration; ventilation.
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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brush
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; coppice; brushwood; copse.
- noun an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- noun a dense growth of bushes
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bride
- noun a woman who has recently been married
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
St. Brigid; Bridget; St. Bridget; Brigid; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; Saint Bride; St. Bride.
- noun a woman who has recently been married
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breeding
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
gentility; genteelness.
- noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
training; education.
- a woman of breeding and refinement
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
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breathe
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- verb be alive
- Every creature that breathes
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
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brother
- noun a male with the same parents as someone else
blood brother.
- my brother still lives with our parents
- noun a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
- none of his brothers would betray him
- noun a male with the same parents as someone else
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brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
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brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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bright
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- the sun was bright and hot
- a bright sunlit room
- adjective satellite having striking color
brilliant; vivid.
- bright dress
- brilliant tapestries
- a bird with vivid plumage
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
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branch
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
subdivision; arm.
- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
- noun a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
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brother
- noun a male with the same parents as someone else
blood brother.
- my brother still lives with our parents
- noun a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
- none of his brothers would betray him
- noun a male with the same parents as someone else
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bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
breadstuff; staff of life.
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly.
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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branch
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
subdivision; arm.
- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
- noun a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
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brand
- noun a name given to a product or service
marque; trade name; brand name.
- noun a recognizable kind
make.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun a name given to a product or service
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breakfast
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- verb eat an early morning meal
- We breakfast at seven
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
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broadcast
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- noun a radio or television show
program; programme.
- did you see his program last night?
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
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brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
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breakdown
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
dislocation.
- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
- noun a mental or physical breakdown
crack-up.
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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britain
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
U.K.; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
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broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
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brilliant
- adjective satellite of surpassing excellence
superb.
- a brilliant performance
- a superb actor
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
smart as a whip; brainy.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite of surpassing excellence
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bruce
- noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
David Bruce; Sir David Bruce.
- noun king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
Robert I; Robert the Bruce.
- noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
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browser
- noun a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
- noun a program used to view HTML documents
web browser.
- noun a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
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broadcasting
- noun a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
broadcast medium.
- noun taking part in a radio or tv program
- noun a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
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breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
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brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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breast
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
chest.
- he beat his breast in anger
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; boob.
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
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brazil
- noun three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
brazil nut.
- noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
Federative Republic of Brazil; Brasil.
- noun three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
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broadly
- adverb without regard to specific details or exceptions
generally; broadly speaking; loosely.
- he interprets the law broadly
- adverb in a wide fashion
- he smiled broadly
- adverb without regard to specific details or exceptions
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breast
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
chest.
- he beat his breast in anger
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; boob.
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- briefly5/5
briefly
- adverb for a short time
- she visited him briefly
- was briefly associated with IBM
- adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
in brief; shortly; concisely; in short.
- the history is summed up concisely in this book
- she replied briefly
- briefly, we have a problem
- to put it shortly
- adverb for a short time
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brian
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bryan
- noun United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Great Commoner; Boy Orator of the Platte; William Jennings Bryan.
- noun a town of east central Texas
- noun United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
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brunswick
- noun a university town in southwestern Maine
- noun a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
- noun a university town in southwestern Maine
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bracket
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- noun either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
angle bracket.
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
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brahman
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
brahmin.
- a Boston brahman
- noun a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
brahmin.
- originally all brahmans were priests
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
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bracket
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- noun either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
angle bracket.
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
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brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- verb form or unite into a brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- breaches4/5
breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- breed4/5
breed
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
strain; stock.
- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
- noun a special type
- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
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breathed
- adjective satellite uttered without voice
voiceless.
- could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'
- voiceless whispers
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- adjective satellite uttered without voice
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brotherhood
- noun the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; fraternity.
- the medical fraternity
- noun the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
- bred4/5
breed
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
strain; stock.
- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
- noun a special type
- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
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brace
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- he wore a brace on his knee
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; dyad; duad.
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
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bruno
- noun German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
Bruno of Toul; Leo IX.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
Saint Bruno; St. Bruno.
- noun German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
- browse4/5
browse
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day
- noun reading superficially or at random
browsing.
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- breeds4/5
breed
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
strain; stock.
- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
- noun a special type
- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
- noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- briefing4/5
briefing
- noun detailed instructions, as for a military operation
- verb give essential information to someone
brief.
- The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
- noun detailed instructions, as for a military operation
- brushes4/5
brush
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; coppice; brushwood; copse.
- noun an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- breaths4/5
breath
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
- he was fighting to his last breath
- noun the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- his sour breath offended her
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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bruise
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion.
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
contuse.
- I bruised my knee
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
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brewing
- noun the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
- verb prepare by brewing
brew.
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
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brokerage
- noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
securities firm; brokerage firm.
- noun the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
- noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
- bribe4/5
bribe
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payoff.
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
corrupt; grease one's palms; buy.
- This judge can be bought
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- brood4/5
brood
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell.
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
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bruise
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion.
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
contuse.
- I bruised my knee
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
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bridget
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
St. Brigid; St. Bridget; Brigid; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; Bride; Saint Bride; St. Bride.
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
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brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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brethren
- noun (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
- noun a male with the same parents as someone else
blood brother; brother.
- my brother still lives with our parents
- noun (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
agent; factor.
- verb act as a broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- brands4/5
brand
- noun a name given to a product or service
marque; trade name; brand name.
- noun a recognizable kind
make.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun a name given to a product or service
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brutal
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; cruel; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite harsh
unrelenting.
- the brutal summer sun
- a brutal winter
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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bradley
- noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
Thomas Bradley; Tom Bradley.
- noun United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
Omar Nelson Bradley; Omar Bradley.
- noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
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brushed
- adjective satellite touched lightly in passing; grazed against
- of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one
- verb rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
brush.
- Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
- adjective satellite touched lightly in passing; grazed against
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bristol
A seaport city in the west of England.
- bricks4/5
brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- brake4/5
brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- breakthrough4/5
breakthrough
- noun a productive insight
find; discovery.
- noun making an important discovery
- noun a productive insight
- brokers4/5
broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
agent; factor.
- verb act as a broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- browning4/5
browning
- noun cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
toasting.
- proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
John M. Browning; John Moses Browning.
- noun cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
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bright
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- the sun was bright and hot
- a bright sunlit room
- adjective satellite having striking color
brilliant; vivid.
- bright dress
- brilliant tapestries
- a bird with vivid plumage
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- brute4/5
brute
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; wildcat.
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; beast; animal; fauna; creature.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
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brady
- noun United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
Mathew B. Brady.
- noun United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
James Buchanan Brady; Diamond Jim Brady; Diamond Jim.
- noun United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
- brutality4/5
brutality
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
savagery; viciousness; ferociousness.
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
barbarism; savagery; barbarity.
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
- bridging4/5
bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- broadcasts4/5
broadcast
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- noun a radio or television show
program; programme.
- did you see his program last night?
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- brushing4/5
brushing
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
brush.
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- noun the act of brushing your hair
brush.
- he gave his hair a quick brush
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
- brakes4/5
brakes
- noun a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
brake system.
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
brake.
- noun a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
- brigadier4/5
brigadier
- noun a general officer ranking below a major general
brigadier general.
- noun a general officer ranking below a major general
- bravery4/5
bravery
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; courage.
- noun feeling no fear
fearlessness.
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
- broadening4/5
broadening
- noun the act of making something wider
widening.
- noun the action of making broader
- the broadening of travel
- noun the act of making something wider
- brewer4/5
brewer
- noun someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
beer maker.
- noun the owner or manager of a brewery
- noun someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
- breastfeeding4/5
breastfeed
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- verb give suck to
- bragg4/5
brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- branding4/5
branding
- noun the act of stigmatizing
stigmatisation; stigmatization.
- verb burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
brand.
- noun the act of stigmatizing
- branded4/5
branded
- adjective satellite (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
- branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name
- verb burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
brand.
- adjective satellite (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
- browsing4/5
browsing
- noun reading superficially or at random
browse.
- noun the act of feeding by continual nibbling
browse.
- noun reading superficially or at random
- broaden4/5
broaden
- verb make broader
- broaden the road
- verb extend in scope or range or area
widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb make broader
- broom4/5
broom
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- noun any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- broadened4/5
broaden
- verb make broader
- broaden the road
- verb extend in scope or range or area
widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb make broader
- brighton4/5
brighton
- noun a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
- noun a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
- brightest4/5
bright
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- the sun was bright and hot
- a bright sunlit room
- adjective satellite having striking color
brilliant; vivid.
- bright dress
- brilliant tapestries
- a bird with vivid plumage
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- brig4/5
brig
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- noun a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- braun4/5
braun
- noun the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)
Eva Braun.
- noun United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun; Wernher von Braun; von Braun.
- noun the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)
- brahma4/5
brahma
(Hindoo Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. ✍ According to the Hindoo religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahmá (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence.
- bribery4/5
bribery
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
graft.
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- brow4/5
brow
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
forehead.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
supercilium; eyebrow.
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
- brussels4/5
brussels
A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
- brooklyn4/5
brooklyn
- noun a borough of New York City
- noun a borough of New York City
- breadth4/5
breadth
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
comprehensiveness; largeness.
- a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
- a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
- noun the extent of something from side to side
width.
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- brightness4/5
brightness
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
cleverness; smartness.
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- brook4/5
brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- brad4/5
brad
- noun a small nail
- verb fasten with brads
- noun a small nail
- brightly4/5
brightly
- adverb with brightness
bright; brilliantly.
- the stars shone brilliantly
- the windows glowed jewel bright
- adverb with brightness
- brandy4/5
brandy
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- bradford4/5
bradford
- noun United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
William Bradford.
- noun United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
- branching4/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- broadband4/5
broadband
- adjective of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- adjective responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
wideband.
- a broadband antenna
- adjective of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- browne4/5
brow
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
forehead.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
supercilium; eyebrow.
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
- brooke4/5
brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- brittle4/5
brittle
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
toffy; toffee.
- adjective satellite having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brickle; brickly.
- brittle bones
- glass is brittle
- `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- browsers4/5
browser
- noun a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
- noun a program used to view HTML documents
web browser.
- noun a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
- brows4/5
brow
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
forehead.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
supercilium; eyebrow.
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
- brochure4/5
brochure
- noun a small book usually having a paper cover
booklet; folder; leaflet; pamphlet.
- noun a small book usually having a paper cover
- breathless4/5
breathless
- adjective not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
dyspnoeal; dyspneic; dyspneal; dyspnoeic.
- breathless at thought of what I had done
- breathless from running
- followed the match with breathless interest
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathtaking.
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
- adjective not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
- brisk4/5
brisk
- verb become brisk
brisk up; brisken.
- business brisked up
- adjective satellite quick and energetic
zippy; spanking; alert; snappy; lively; merry; rattling.
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
- verb become brisk
- brilliance4/5
brilliance
- noun a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
glare; blaze.
- a glare of sunlight
- noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grandness; splendour; magnificence; grandeur; splendor.
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
- noun a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- brilliantly4/5
brilliantly
- adverb with brightness
brightly; bright.
- the stars shone brilliantly
- the windows glowed jewel bright
- adverb in an extremely intelligent way
- he solved the problem brilliantly
- adverb with brightness
- bravely4/5
bravely
- adverb in a courageous manner
courageously.
- bravely he went into the burning house
- adverb in a courageous manner
- bra4/5
bra
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; brassiere.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- brecht4/5
brecht
- noun German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
Bertolt Brecht.
- noun German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
- bridegroom4/5
bridegroom
- noun a man who has recently been married
groom.
- noun a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
groom.
- noun a man who has recently been married
- brazilian4/5
brazilian
Of or pertaining to Brasil. --n. A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.
- brink4/5
brink
- noun a region marking a boundary
threshold; verge.
- noun the edge of a steep place
- noun a region marking a boundary
- breton4/5
breton
Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. --n. A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
- briefcase4/5
briefcase
- noun a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
- noun a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
- brandt4/5
brandt
- noun German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
Willy Brandt.
- noun German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
- briskly4/5
briskly
- adverb in a brisk manner
- she walked briskly in the cold air
- `after lunch,' she said briskly
- adverb in a brisk manner
- broth4/5
broth
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
stock.
- she made gravy with a base of beef stock
- noun a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
- broadway4/5
broadway
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
Great White Way.
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
- brent4/5
brent
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
brant goose; brant; brent goose.
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
- brill4/5
brill
- noun European food fish
Scophthalmus rhombus.
- noun European food fish
- bryant4/5
bryant
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- brandon4/5
brandon
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- brenda4/5
brenda
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- brennan4/5
brennan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- briggs4/5
briggs
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- brett4/5
brett
Same as Britzska .
- brock4/5
brock
(Zoöl.) A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
- bromine3/5
bromine
- noun a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
atomic number 35; Br.
- noun a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
- brimstone3/5
brimstone
- noun an old name for sulfur
native sulfur; native sulphur.
- noun an old name for sulfur
- breached3/5
breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- brahmin3/5
brahmin
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
brahman.
- a Boston brahman
- noun a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
brahman.
- originally all brahmans were priests
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
- brahmins3/5
brahmin
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
brahman.
- a Boston brahman
- noun a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
brahman.
- originally all brahmans were priests
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
- braves3/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- brahmans3/5
brahman
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
brahmin.
- a Boston brahman
- noun a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
brahmin.
- originally all brahmans were priests
- noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
- bracketed3/5
bracket
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- noun either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
angle bracket.
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- breaching3/5
breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- briefs3/5
briefs
- noun short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
Jockey shorts.
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
brief; legal brief.
- noun short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
- brew3/5
brew
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
brewage.
- verb prepare by brewing
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- bribes3/5
bribe
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payoff.
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
corrupt; grease one's palms; buy.
- This judge can be bought
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- braces3/5
braces
- noun an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
orthodontic braces; brace.
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
brace.
- he wore a brace on his knee
- noun an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- brightened3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- bridle3/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- brides3/5
bride
- noun a woman who has recently been married
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
St. Brigid; Bridget; St. Bridget; Brigid; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; Saint Bride; St. Bride.
- noun a woman who has recently been married
- brine3/5
brine
- noun water containing salts
seawater; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- noun water containing salts
- breathes3/5
breathe
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- verb be alive
- Every creature that breathes
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- bruise3/5
bruise
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion.
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
contuse.
- I bruised my knee
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
- brothel3/5
brothel
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
cathouse; bordello; bagnio; whorehouse; house of prostitution; sporting house; bawdyhouse; house of ill repute.
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
- bruising3/5
bruising
- adjective satellite causing mental or emotional injury
- a bruising experience
- protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
bruise; contuse.
- I bruised my knee
- adjective satellite causing mental or emotional injury
- brothels3/5
brothel
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
cathouse; bordello; bagnio; whorehouse; house of prostitution; sporting house; bawdyhouse; house of ill repute.
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
- brewed3/5
brew
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
brewage.
- verb prepare by brewing
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- brighten3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- briefings3/5
briefing
- noun detailed instructions, as for a military operation
- verb give essential information to someone
brief.
- The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
- noun detailed instructions, as for a military operation
- bribed3/5
bribe
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payoff.
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
corrupt; grease one's palms; buy.
- This judge can be bought
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- bristles3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- brunette3/5
brunette
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunet.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunet.
- a brunette beauty
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- brightening3/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- bristle3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- brooding3/5
brooding
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
incubation.
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
pensiveness.
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- braced3/5
braced
- adjective satellite positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
- he stood to attention with his shoulders braced
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- adjective satellite positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
- broadcasters3/5
broadcaster
- noun someone who broadcasts on radio or television
- noun a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
spreader.
- noun someone who broadcasts on radio or television
- breakup3/5
breakup
- noun the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
dissolution.
- noun coming apart
detachment; separation.
- noun the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
- breaker3/5
breaker
- noun a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
ledgeman.
- noun waves breaking on the shore
surf; breakers.
- noun a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
- brainstorming3/5
brainstorming
- noun a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
- we had an intense brainstorming session today
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
brainstorm.
- noun a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
- breakers3/5
breakers
- noun waves breaking on the shore
surf; breaker.
- noun a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
ledgeman; breaker.
- noun waves breaking on the shore
- bran3/5
bran
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- noun food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- bracing3/5
bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- brim3/5
brim
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
rim; lip.
- noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
- bravo3/5
bravo
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
assassin; assassinator.
- his assassins were hunted down like animals
- assassinators of kings and emperors
- noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
- braid3/5
braid
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; tress; plait.
- noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
gold braid; braiding.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- bray3/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- bromide3/5
bromide
- noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; cliche; commonplace.
- noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
- browns3/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- braided3/5
braided
- adjective satellite woven by (or as if by) braiding
- braided cordage
- verb make by braiding or interlacing
braid; lace; plait.
- lace a tablecloth
- adjective satellite woven by (or as if by) braiding
- brewery3/5
brewery
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- briefed3/5
brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- breakthroughs3/5
breakthrough
- noun a productive insight
find; discovery.
- noun making an important discovery
- noun a productive insight
- breads3/5
bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
breadstuff; staff of life.
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly.
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- bremen3/5
bremen
- noun a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- noun a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- broadside3/5
broadside
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; philippic.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- bridged3/5
bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- breakage3/5
breakage
- noun the quantity broken
- the total breakage was huge
- noun reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
- noun the quantity broken
- breakdowns3/5
breakdown
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
dislocation.
- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
- noun a mental or physical breakdown
crack-up.
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- browned3/5
browned
- adjective satellite (of skin) deeply suntanned
brown.
- verb fry in a pan until it changes color
brown.
- brown the meat in the pan
- adjective satellite (of skin) deeply suntanned
- broadcaster3/5
broadcaster
- noun someone who broadcasts on radio or television
- noun a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
spreader.
- noun someone who broadcasts on radio or television
- brimming3/5
brimming
- adjective satellite filled to capacity
brimful; brimfull.
- a brimful cup
- I am brimful of chowder
- a child brimming over with curiosity
- eyes brimming with tears
- verb be completely full
brim.
- His eyes brimmed with tears
- adjective satellite filled to capacity
- braids3/5
braid
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; tress; plait.
- noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
gold braid; braiding.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- brest3/5
breast
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
chest.
- he beat his breast in anger
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; boob.
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- brutes3/5
brute
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; wildcat.
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; beast; animal; fauna; creature.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
- breakfasts3/5
breakfast
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- verb eat an early morning meal
- We breakfast at seven
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- bruges3/5
bruges
- noun a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
City of Bridges.
- noun a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
- bravest3/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- brimmed3/5
brim
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
rim; lip.
- noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
- brackish3/5
brackish
- adjective satellite distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- a thin brackish gruel
- adjective satellite slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
briny.
- a brackish lagoon
- the briny deep
- adjective satellite distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- brunch3/5
brunch
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- verb eat a meal in the late morning
- We brunch in Sundays
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- brewers3/5
brewer
- noun someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
beer maker.
- noun the owner or manager of a brewery
- noun someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
- brahmana3/5
brahmana
- noun prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
- noun prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
- breslau3/5
breslau
- noun a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
Wroclaw.
- noun a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
- bristled3/5
bristled
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- verb be in a state of movement or action
abound; bristle; burst.
- The room abounded with screaming children
- The garden bristled with toddlers
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
- brownsville3/5
brownsville
- noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- broiled3/5
broiled
- adjective satellite cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
grilled.
- verb cook under a broiler
broil; oven broil.
- broil fish
- adjective satellite cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
- bronzes3/5
bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- brutish3/5
brutish
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
bestial; brute; brutal; beastly.
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- broadens3/5
broaden
- verb make broader
- broaden the road
- verb extend in scope or range or area
widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb make broader
- brooded3/5
brood
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell.
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- breweries3/5
brewery
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- noun a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- bridgeport3/5
bridgeport
- noun a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- noun a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- braver3/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- bronx3/5
bronx
- noun a borough of New York City
- noun a borough of New York City
- branched3/5
branched
- adjective satellite resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
bifurcate; pronged; forficate; prongy; biramous; fork-like; forked.
- the biramous appendages of an arthropod
- long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
- a forked river
- a forked tail
- forked lightning
- horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- adjective satellite resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
- brochures3/5
brochure
- noun a small book usually having a paper cover
booklet; folder; leaflet; pamphlet.
- noun a small book usually having a paper cover
- broadest3/5
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
- britons3/5
briton
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Britisher; Brit.
- noun an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- brevity3/5
brevity
- noun the use of brief expressions
- noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting
briefness; transience.
- noun the use of brief expressions
- breeders3/5
breeder
- noun a person who breeds animals
stock breeder.
- noun a person who breeds animals
- brisbane3/5
brisbane
- noun capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
- noun capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
- breeches3/5
breeches
- noun trousers ending above the knee
knee pants; knee breeches; knickers; knickerbockers.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; breech; rear of barrel.
- noun trousers ending above the knee
- bronchitis3/5
bronchitis
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
- breathtaking3/5
breathtaking
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathless.
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- brahms3/5
brahms
- noun German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
Johannes Brahms.
- noun the music of Brahms
- Brahms was included in the program
- noun German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
- breezes3/5
breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- brazen3/5
brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- brazen it out
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- breeder3/5
breeder
- noun a person who breeds animals
stock breeder.
- noun a person who breeds animals
- bronte3/5
bronte
- noun English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
Anne Bronte.
- noun English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
Currer Bell; Emily Jane Bronte; Emily Bronte.
- noun English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
- brit3/5
brit
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
britt.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Britisher; Briton.
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
- brainstorm3/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- brandenburg3/5
brandenburg
- noun the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
- noun the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
- bradbury3/5
bradbury
- noun United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
Ray Bradbury; Ray Douglas Bradbury.
- noun United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
- bravado3/5
bravado
- noun a swaggering show of courage
bluster.
- noun a swaggering show of courage
- breakout3/5
breakout
- noun an escape from jail
prison-breaking; jailbreak; break; prisonbreak; gaolbreak.
- the breakout was carefully planned
- noun an escape from jail
- bras3/5
bra
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; brassiere.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- brooch3/5
brooch
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; broach.
- verb fasten with or as if with a brooch
clasp.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brookes3/5
brooke
- noun English lyric poet (1887-1915)
Rupert Brooke.
- noun English lyric poet (1887-1915)
- bristling3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- brocade3/5
brocade
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- brandishing3/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- brawl3/5
brawl
- noun an uproarious party
do; bash.
- noun a noisy fight in a crowd
free-for-all.
- noun an uproarious party
- britten3/5
britten
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Edward Benjamin Britten; Lord Britten of Aldeburgh; Benjamin Britten.
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
- bratislava3/5
bratislava
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
capital of Slovakia; Pressburg; Pozsony.
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
- briton3/5
briton
British. Obs. Spenser. --n. A native of Great Britain.
- brie3/5
brie
- noun soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
- noun soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
- breuer3/5
breuer
- noun United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
Marcel Lajos Breuer.
- noun United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
- bruxelles3/5
bruxelles
- noun the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
capital of Belgium; Brussels; Belgian capital.
- noun the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- brickwork3/5
brickwork
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- brigands3/5
brigand
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
bandit.
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
- bruckner3/5
bruckner
- noun Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
Anton Bruckner.
- noun Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
- breakwater3/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- breakaway3/5
breakaway
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
breaking away.
- there was a breakaway by the discontented members
- a breaking away from family and neighborhood
- adjective satellite having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
separatist; fissiparous.
- a breakaway faction
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
- brittany3/5
brittany
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Bretagne; Breiz.
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- brutally3/5
brutally
- adverb in a vicious manner
savagely; viciously.
- he was viciously attacked
- adverb in a vicious manner
- brutus3/5
brutus
- noun statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
Marcus Junius Brutus.
- noun statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
- bridal3/5
bridal
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
espousal.
- adjective of or relating to a wedding
nuptial; spousal.
- bridal procession
- nuptial day
- spousal rites
- wedding cake
- marriage vows
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- broccoli3/5
broccoli
- noun plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Brassica oleracea italica.
- noun branched green undeveloped flower heads
- noun plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
- bracelet3/5
bracelet
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; watchband; watch bracelet; wristband.
- noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
bangle.
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- brunt3/5
brunt
- noun main force of a blow etc
- bore the brunt of the attack
- noun main force of a blow etc
- bracelets3/5
bracelet
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; watchband; watch bracelet; wristband.
- noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
bangle.
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- braking3/5
brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- brunei3/5
brunei
- noun a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
Negara Brunei Darussalam.
- noun a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
- breech3/5
breech
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; rear of barrel.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
- brasil3/5
brasil
- noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil.
- noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
- brownish3/5
brownish
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown; chocolate-brown; dark-brown.
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- breathlessly3/5
breathlessly
- adverb in a breathless manner
- she spoke breathlessly
- adverb in a breathless manner
- braille3/5
braille
- noun a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
- noun French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
Louis Braille.
- noun a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
- brag3/5
brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- breasted3/5
breasted
- adjective having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds
- small-breasted
- red-breasted sandpiper
- verb meet at breast level
breast.
- The runner breasted the tape
- adjective having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds
- brazilians3/5
brazilian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brazil
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brazil
- brezhnev3/5
brezhnev
- noun Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; Leonid Brezhnev.
- noun Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
- bragging3/5
bragging
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; brag; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- brash3/5
brash
- adjective satellite offensively bold
cheeky; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
- adjective satellite offensively bold
- broached3/5
broached
- adjective satellite of a cask or barrel
abroach.
- the cask was set abroach
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate; broach.
- adjective satellite of a cask or barrel
- bracken3/5
bracken
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Pteridium esculentum.
- noun large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
pasture brake; brake; Pteridium aquilinum.
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
- breadwinner3/5
breadwinner
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- brownie3/5
brownie
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- brat3/5
brat
- noun a very troublesome child
terror; little terror; holy terror.
- noun a small pork sausage
bratwurst.
- noun a very troublesome child
- brilliancy3/5
brilliancy
- noun a quality that outshines the usual
splendour; lustre; splendor; luster.
- noun a quality that outshines the usual
- brougham3/5
brougham
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- noun a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- broiler3/5
broiler
- noun an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
- noun flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling
- noun an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
- broca3/5
broca
- noun French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
Pierre-Paul Broca.
- noun French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
- breezy3/5
breezy
- adjective satellite fresh and animated
- her breezy nature
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; windy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite fresh and animated
- bragged3/5
brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- broach3/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brownies3/5
brownie
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun a junior Girl Scout
- briefest3/5
brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- brassica3/5
brassica
(Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species ad varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea) , broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip(B. campestris) ; the common turnip(B. rapa) ; the rape of coleseed(B. napus) , etc.
- brainstem3/5
brainstem
- noun the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
brain-stem; brain stem.
- noun the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
- brotherly3/5
brotherly
- adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
brotherlike; fraternal.
- brotherly feelings
- close fraternal ties
- adverb (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
- adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
- britt3/5
britt
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
brit.
- noun minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
brit.
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
- bronchi3/5
bronchus
- noun either of the two main branches of the trachea
bronchial tube.
- noun either of the two main branches of the trachea
- bronchus3/5
bronchus
- noun either of the two main branches of the trachea
bronchial tube.
- noun either of the two main branches of the trachea
- bronchial3/5
bronchial
- adjective relating to or associated with the bronchi
- bronchial tubes
- bronchial pneumonia
- adjective relating to or associated with the bronchi
- brachial3/5
brachial
- adjective of or relating to an arm
- brachial artery
- adjective of or relating to an arm
- bradycardia3/5
bradycardia
- noun abnormally slow heartbeat
- noun abnormally slow heartbeat
- brant3/5
brant
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
brant goose; brent goose; brent.
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
- brewster3/5
brewster
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- brigham3/5
brigham
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- bryce3/5
bryce
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- brendan3/5
brendan
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- brenner3/5
bren
To burn. Obs. Chaucer.Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
- bradshaw3/5
bradshaw
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- brandeis3/5
brandeis
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- bro3/5
bro
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- britannica3/5
britannica
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- britannia3/5
britannia
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and isused for table ware. Called also Britannia metal .
- brodie3/5
brodie
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- brownian3/5
brownian
Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
- braddock3/5
braddock
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- brice3/5
brice
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- bromley3/5
- bram3/5
bram
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- brevis3/5
brevis
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- bronson3/5
bronson
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- breakpoint3/5
breakpoint
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- bret3/5
bret
(Zoöl.) See Birt .
- brigitte3/5
brigitte
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- broughton3/5
broughton
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- braxton3/5
braxton
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- brando3/5
brando
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- brabant3/5
brabant
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- brun3/5
brun
Same as Scot.Brun , a brook.
- bridger3/5
bridger
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- brinkley3/5
brinkley
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- bree3/5
bree
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- breakeven3/5
breakeven
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- bros3/5
bros
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- brominated2/5
brominate
- verb react with bromine
bromate.
- verb treat with bromine
bromate.
- verb react with bromine
- bromate2/5
bromate
- verb react with bromine
brominate.
- verb treat with bromine
brominate.
- verb react with bromine
- bracketing2/5
bracket
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- noun either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
angle bracket.
- noun a category falling within certain defined limits
- brattleboro2/5
brattleboro
- noun a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
- noun a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
- brigid2/5
brigid
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
St. Brigid; Bridget; St. Bridget; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; Bride; Saint Bride; St. Bride.
- noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- broods2/5
brood
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell.
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- brits2/5
brit
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Britisher; Briton.
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
britt.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- braved2/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- brotherhoods2/5
brotherhood
- noun the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; fraternity.
- the medical fraternity
- noun the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
- bribing2/5
bribe
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payoff.
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
corrupt; grease one's palms; buy.
- This judge can be bought
- noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- brushwood2/5
brushwood
- noun the wood from bushes or small branches
- they built a fire of brushwood
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; coppice; brush; copse.
- noun the wood from bushes or small branches
- brutalized2/5
brutalize
- verb treat brutally
brutalise.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalise.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- bridles2/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- brightens2/5
brighten
- verb make lighter or brighter
lighten; lighten up.
- The paint will brighten the room
- verb become clear
clear up; clear; light up.
- The sky cleared after the storm
- verb make lighter or brighter
- brier2/5
brier
- noun tangled mass of prickly plants
brier patch; brierpatch.
- noun a thorny stem or twig
- noun tangled mass of prickly plants
- braving2/5
brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- noun people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
- noun a North American Indian warrior
- brews2/5
brew
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
brewage.
- verb prepare by brewing
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- brunet2/5
brunet
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunette.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunette.
- a brunette beauty
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- brasses2/5
brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- brines2/5
brine
- noun water containing salts
seawater; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- noun water containing salts
- brokerages2/5
brokerage
- noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
securities firm; brokerage firm.
- noun the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
- noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
- brahminical2/5
brahminical
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
brahminic.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
- briers2/5
brier
- noun tangled mass of prickly plants
brier patch; brierpatch.
- noun a thorny stem or twig
- noun tangled mass of prickly plants
- brutalizing2/5
brutalize
- verb treat brutally
brutalise.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalise.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- browbeat2/5
browbeat
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully.
- verb be bossy towards
- brutalization2/5
brutalization
- noun the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
brutalisation.
- noun the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
brutalisation.
- noun the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
- breathings2/5
breathing
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
external respiration; respiration; ventilation.
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- brunettes2/5
brunette
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
brunet.
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
brunet.
- a brunette beauty
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- bronzed2/5
bronzed
- adjective satellite (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
tanned; suntanned.
- a young bronzed Apollo
- verb give the color and appearance of bronze to something
bronze.
- bronze baby shoes
- adjective satellite (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
- brescia2/5
brescia
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- brained2/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- brooms2/5
broom
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- noun any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- bridgehead2/5
bridgehead
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
foothold.
- an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
- the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
- noun a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- braunschweig2/5
braunschweig
- noun a city in central Germany
Brunswick.
- noun a city in central Germany
- brokered2/5
broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
agent; factor.
- verb act as a broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- breakfasted2/5
breakfast
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- verb eat an early morning meal
- We breakfast at seven
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- bream2/5
bream
- noun flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
freshwater bream.
- noun flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
sea bream.
- noun flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
- brokering2/5
broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
agent; factor.
- verb act as a broker
- noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- broadsides2/5
broadside
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; philippic.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- breastfeed2/5
breastfeed
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- verb give suck to
- broil2/5
broil
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
broiling; grilling.
- verb cook under a broiler
oven broil.
- broil fish
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- brno2/5
brno
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
Brunn.
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
- browsed2/5
browse
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day
- noun reading superficially or at random
browsing.
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- braiding2/5
braiding
- noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
gold braid; braid.
- verb make by braiding or interlacing
braid; lace; plait.
- lace a tablecloth
- noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
- braga2/5
braga
- noun an ancient city in northern Portugal
- noun an ancient city in northern Portugal
- broiling2/5
broiling
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
broil; grilling.
- verb cook under a broiler
broil; oven broil.
- broil fish
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- bricklayer2/5
bricklayer
- noun a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
- noun a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
- brahmanism2/5
brahmanism
The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
- bristly2/5
bristly
- adjective satellite very irritable
waspish; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite very irritable
- bricklayers2/5
bricklayer
- noun a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
- noun a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
- britannic2/5
britannic
Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her .Britannic Majesty
- broadleaf2/5
broadleaf
- adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
broad-leaved; broad-leafed.
- adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
- brutalities2/5
brutality
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
savagery; viciousness; ferociousness.
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
barbarism; savagery; barbarity.
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
- brushy2/5
brushy
- adjective satellite covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
bosky.
- brushy undergrowth
- `bosky' is a literary term
- a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty
- adjective satellite covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
- braying2/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- brasserie2/5
brasserie
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- briny2/5
briny
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
main.
- adjective satellite slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
brackish.
- a brackish lagoon
- the briny deep
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- bridgetown2/5
bridgetown
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
capital of Barbados.
- noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
- bromberg2/5
bromberg
- noun an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
Bydgoszcz.
- noun an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
- brio2/5
brio
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
vivification; animation; spiritedness; invigoration.
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
- brims2/5
brim
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
rim; lip.
- noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
- brindisi2/5
brindisi
- noun a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
- noun a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
- brigs2/5
brig
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- noun a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- breaded2/5
bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
breadstuff; staff of life.
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly.
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- breakable2/5
breakable
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- pack the breakables separately
- adjective capable of being broken or damaged
- earthenware pottery is breakable
- breakable articles should be packed carefully
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- bromides2/5
bromide
- noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; cliche; commonplace.
- noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
- breakfasting2/5
breakfast
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- verb eat an early morning meal
- We breakfast at seven
- noun the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
- breakups2/5
breakup
- noun the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
dissolution.
- noun coming apart
detachment; separation.
- noun the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
- brunn2/5
brunn
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
Brno.
- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
- brigadiers2/5
brigadier
- noun a general officer ranking below a major general
brigadier general.
- noun a general officer ranking below a major general
- bremerhaven2/5
bremerhaven
- noun a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
- noun a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
- brayed2/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- brahminism2/5
brahminism
The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
- bridgeheads2/5
bridgehead
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
foothold.
- an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
- the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
- noun a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- briar2/5
briar
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
sweetbrier; sweetbriar; Rosa eglanteria; brier; eglantine.
- noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
catbrier; horse brier; greenbrier; Smilax rotundifolia; bullbrier; brier; horse-brier.
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- brazier2/5
brazier
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
brasier.
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
- bradstreet2/5
bradstreet
- noun poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
Anne Bradstreet; Anne Dudley Bradstreet.
- noun poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
- bramble2/5
bramble
- noun any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
- noun any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
- brambles2/5
bramble
- noun any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
- noun any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
- bridesmaids2/5
bridesmaid
- noun an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
maid of honor.
- noun an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
- broglie2/5
broglie
- noun French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
de Broglie; Louis Victor de Broglie.
- noun French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
- brandished2/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- braque2/5
braque
- noun French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
Georges Braque.
- noun French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
- brasilia2/5
brasilia
- noun the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
capital of Brazil; Brazilian capital.
- noun the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
- breather2/5
breather
- noun a short respite
breathing place; breathing space; breath; breathing time; breathing spell.
- noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
snorkel breather; snorkel; schnorkel; schnorchel.
- noun a short respite
- brooches2/5
brooch
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; broach.
- verb fasten with or as if with a brooch
clasp.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brownstone2/5
brownstone
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- noun a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- brawny2/5
brawny
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
hefty; powerful; muscular; sinewy.
- a hefty athlete
- a muscular boxer
- powerful arms
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
- braised2/5
braised
- adjective satellite cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
- verb cook in liquid
braise.
- braise beef
- adjective satellite cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
- brazing2/5
braze
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- brahe2/5
brahe
- noun Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1546-1601)
Tycho Brahe.
- noun Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1546-1601)
- brevet2/5
brevet
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- breccia2/5
breccia
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- brawn2/5
brawn
- noun possessing muscular strength
heftiness; sinew; brawniness; muscle; muscularity.
- noun possessing muscular strength
- brawling2/5
brawl
- noun an uproarious party
do; bash.
- noun a noisy fight in a crowd
free-for-all.
- noun an uproarious party
- bridesmaid2/5
bridesmaid
- noun an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
maid of honor.
- noun an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
- breadcrumbs2/5
breadcrumb
- noun crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
- noun crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
- brunelleschi2/5
brunelleschi
- noun Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
Filippo Brunelleschi.
- noun Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
- brogan2/5
brogan
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
work shoe; clodhopper; brogue.
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
- bronchodilators2/5
bronchodilator
- noun a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
- noun a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
- bruch2/5
bruch
- noun German composer (1838-1920)
Max Bruch.
- noun German composer (1838-1920)
- bronchodilator2/5
bronchodilator
- noun a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
- noun a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
- brawls2/5
brawl
- noun an uproarious party
do; bash.
- noun a noisy fight in a crowd
free-for-all.
- noun an uproarious party
- brigand2/5
brigand
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
bandit.
- noun an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
- breviary2/5
breviary
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
- brazzaville2/5
brazzaville
- noun the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
- noun the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
- bridled2/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- breastworks2/5
breastwork
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
parapet.
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
- brogue2/5
brogue
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
brogan; work shoe; clodhopper.
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
- briars2/5
briar
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
sweetbrier; sweetbriar; Rosa eglanteria; brier; eglantine.
- noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
catbrier; horse brier; greenbrier; Smilax rotundifolia; bullbrier; brier; horse-brier.
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- bruegel2/5
bruegel
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Brueghel; Breughel; Pieter Breughel; Pieter Brueghel; Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Pieter Bruegel; Breughel the Elder.
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
- brassy2/5
brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
- bramante2/5
bramante
- noun great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
Donato d'Agnolo Bramante; Donato Bramante.
- noun great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
- brumaire2/5
brumaire
The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire .
- breezed2/5
breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- brancusi2/5
brancusi
- noun Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
Constantin Brancusi.
- noun Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
- brainy2/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- broads2/5
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
- bracero2/5
bracero
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- brueghel2/5
brueghel
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Breughel; Pieter Breughel; Pieter Brueghel; Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Pieter Bruegel; Bruegel; Breughel the Elder.
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
- breakouts2/5
breakout
- noun an escape from jail
prison-breaking; jailbreak; break; prisonbreak; gaolbreak.
- the breakout was carefully planned
- noun an escape from jail
- breakwaters2/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- brassiere2/5
brassiere
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; bra.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- brigit2/5
brigit
- noun Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
- noun Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
- bryophytes2/5
bryophyte
- noun any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
nonvascular plant.
- noun any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
- britishers2/5
britisher
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Briton; Brit.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- brocaded2/5
brocaded
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
embossed; raised.
- brocaded silk
- an embossed satin
- embossed leather
- raised needlework
- raised metalwork
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
brocade.
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
- brocades2/5
brocade
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- broadcasted2/5
broadcast
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- noun a radio or television show
program; programme.
- did you see his program last night?
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- broadsword2/5
broadsword
- noun a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
- noun a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
- brakeman2/5
brakeman
- noun a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
- noun a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
- breastwork2/5
breastwork
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
parapet.
- noun fortification consisting of a low wall
- brainstormed2/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- bruiser2/5
bruiser
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
strapper; Samson; bull.
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
- breccias2/5
breccia
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- noun a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- brandies2/5
brandy
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- bryony2/5
bryony
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
briony.
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
- braziers2/5
brazier
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
brasier.
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
- bruxism2/5
bruxism
- noun involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
- noun involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
- brooked2/5
brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- breadbasket2/5
breadbasket
- noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
tummy; stomach; tum.
- noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- brontes2/5
bronte
- noun English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
Anne Bronte.
- noun English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
Currer Bell; Emily Jane Bronte; Emily Bronte.
- noun English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
- brandish2/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- brazed2/5
braze
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- braceros2/5
bracero
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- breaststroke2/5
breaststroke
- noun a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
- verb swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
- noun a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
- breathers2/5
breather
- noun a short respite
breathing place; breathing space; breath; breathing time; breathing spell.
- noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
snorkel breather; snorkel; schnorkel; schnorchel.
- noun a short respite
- brooking2/5
brook
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
creek.
- the creek dried up every summer
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- noun a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- breadths2/5
breadth
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
comprehensiveness; largeness.
- a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
- a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
- noun the extent of something from side to side
width.
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- britisher2/5
britisher
An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. Now used jocosely
- briony2/5
briony
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
bryony.
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
- brads2/5
brad
- noun a small nail
- verb fasten with brads
- noun a small nail
- bridegrooms2/5
bridegroom
- noun a man who has recently been married
groom.
- noun a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
groom.
- noun a man who has recently been married
- braising2/5
braising
- noun cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
- verb cook in liquid
braise.
- braise beef
- noun cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
- brownstones2/5
brownstone
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- noun a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
- noun a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- brisker2/5
brisk
- verb become brisk
brisk up; brisken.
- business brisked up
- adjective satellite quick and energetic
zippy; spanking; alert; snappy; lively; merry; rattling.
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
- verb become brisk
- brainwave2/5
brainwave
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
brain wave; cortical potential.
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainstorm.
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- bromus2/5
bromus
- noun a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
genus Bromus.
- noun a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
- brassicaceae2/5
brassicaceae
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
mustard family; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; Cruciferae.
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
- braze2/5
braze
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- brooder2/5
brooder
- noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
incubator.
- noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
- briefer2/5
brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- brainwashing2/5
brainwashing
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwash.
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- breastplate2/5
breastplate
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
egis; aegis.
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
- breathlessness2/5
breathlessness
- noun a dyspneic condition
shortness of breath; SOB.
- noun a dyspneic condition
- bronchospasm2/5
bronchospasm
- noun a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
- noun a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
- brazos2/5
brazos
- noun a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
Brazos River.
- noun a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
- brinton2/5
brinton
- noun United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
Daniel Garrison Brinton.
- noun United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
- bronchiolitis2/5
bronchiolitis
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
- breve2/5
breve
- noun a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
- noun a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
- brut2/5
brut
- adjective satellite (of champagne) extremely dry
- adjective satellite (of champagne) extremely dry
- brahmaputra2/5
brahmaputra
- noun an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra River.
- noun an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
- brainchild2/5
brainchild
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
inspiration.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
- brainwashed2/5
brainwashed
- adjective subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
- brainwashed prisoners of war
- captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwash.
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- adjective subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
- breakneck2/5
breakneck
- adjective satellite moving at very high speed
- a breakneck pace
- adjective satellite moving at very high speed
- bretagne2/5
bretagne
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Breiz; Brittany.
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- bronchioles2/5
bronchiole
- noun any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
- noun any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
- brats2/5
brat
- noun a very troublesome child
terror; little terror; holy terror.
- noun a small pork sausage
bratwurst.
- noun a very troublesome child
- bracts2/5
bract
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- bruit2/5
bruit
- verb tell or spread rumors
rumour; rumor.
- It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
- verb tell or spread rumors
- braked2/5
brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- broomstick2/5
broomstick
- noun the handle of a broom
broom handle.
- noun the handle of a broom
- breastbone2/5
breastbone
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
sternum.
- noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
- breadfruit2/5
breadfruit
- noun native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
Artocarpus communis; breadfruit tree; Artocarpus altilis.
- noun a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
- noun native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
- breadwinners2/5
breadwinner
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- broadsheet2/5
broadsheet
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- britches2/5
britches
- noun informal term for breeches
- noun informal term for breeches
- brittleness2/5
brittleness
- noun firm but easily broken
crispness; crispiness.
- noun firm but easily broken
- broilers2/5
broiler
- noun an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
- noun flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling
- noun an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
- brisket2/5
brisket
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- brushwork2/5
brushwork
- noun an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
- noun an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
- brigantine2/5
brigantine
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
hermaphrodite brig.
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
- broadcloth2/5
broadcloth
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- noun a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- briefcases2/5
briefcase
- noun a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
- noun a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
- browner2/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- brome2/5
brome
- noun any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
bromegrass.
- noun any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
- brainless2/5
brainless
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
headless.
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
- braggart2/5
braggart
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
line-shooter; boaster; blowhard; vaunter; bragger.
- adjective satellite exhibiting self-importance
crowing; big; boastful; cock-a-hoop; bragging; self-aggrandizing; braggy; self-aggrandising.
- big talk
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
- bretons2/5
breton
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
- noun a Celtic language of Brittany
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
- brucella2/5
brucella
- noun an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
- noun an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
- broaching2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brainpower2/5
brainpower
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brain; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun mental ability
- brindle2/5
brindle
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brinded; tabby; brindled.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- brachiopods2/5
brachiopod
- noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
lamp shell; lampshell.
- adjective of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
brachiopodous.
- noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
- broadsheets2/5
broadsheet
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- brags2/5
brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- bronchoscope2/5
bronchoscope
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- bruits2/5
bruit
- verb tell or spread rumors
rumour; rumor.
- It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
- verb tell or spread rumors
- breastplates2/5
breastplate
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
egis; aegis.
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
- bris2/5
bris
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Berit; Berith; Brith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
- briquettes2/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- brummell2/5
brummell
- noun English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
George Bryan Brummell; Beau Brummell.
- noun English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
- brimful2/5
brimful
- adjective satellite filled to capacity
brimfull; brimming.
- a brimful cup
- I am brimful of chowder
- a child brimming over with curiosity
- eyes brimming with tears
- adjective satellite filled to capacity
- brattle2/5
brattle
- verb make a rattling sound
clatter; clack.
- clattering dishes
- verb make a rattling sound
- bryozoans2/5
bryozoan
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
sea mat; sea moss; moss animal; polyzoan.
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
- braggadocio2/5
braggadocio
- noun vain and empty boasting
rhodomontade; rodomontade; bluster.
- noun vain and empty boasting
- brouhaha2/5
brouhaha
- noun loud confused noise from many sources
uproar; hubbub; katzenjammer.
- noun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
- noun loud confused noise from many sources
- broaches2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brassard2/5
brassard
- noun armor plate that protects the arm
- noun armor plate that protects the arm
- broomsticks2/5
broomstick
- noun the handle of a broom
broom handle.
- noun the handle of a broom
- brainwash2/5
brainwash
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- verb submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
- brashness2/5
brashness
- noun tasteless showiness
tawdriness; gaudiness; glitz; meretriciousness; flashiness; loudness; garishness.
- noun the trait of being rash and hasty
- noun tasteless showiness
- brasher2/5
brash
- adjective satellite offensively bold
cheeky; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
- adjective satellite offensively bold
- bract2/5
bract
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- broadness2/5
broadness
- noun the property of being wide; having great width
wideness.
- noun the property of being wide; having great width
- briskness2/5
briskness
- noun liveliness and eagerness
alacrity; smartness.
- he accepted with alacrity
- the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
- noun liveliness and eagerness
- brinks2/5
brink
- noun a region marking a boundary
threshold; verge.
- noun the edge of a steep place
- noun a region marking a boundary
- bronchiole2/5
bronchiole
- noun any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
- noun any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
- brusque2/5
brusque
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- brusquely2/5
brusquely
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
bluffly; roundly; bluntly; flat out.
- he spoke bluntly
- he stated his opinion flat-out
- he was criticized roundly
- adverb in a blunt direct manner
- bren2/5
bren
To burn. Obs. Chaucer.Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
- brucellosis2/5
brucellosis
- noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
Malta fever; Rock fever; Gibraltar fever; Mediterranean fever; undulant fever.
- noun an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
contagious abortion; Bang's disease.
- noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
- bravura2/5
bravura
- noun brilliant and showy technical skill
- in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water
- the music ends with a display of bravura
- noun brilliant and showy technical skill
- brae2/5
brae
- noun a slope or hillside
- noun a slope or hillside
- brokenhearted2/5
brokenhearted
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
heartbroken; heartsick.
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
- brahmi2/5
brahmi
- noun a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
- noun a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
- brickyard2/5
brickyard
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
brickfield.
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
- broths2/5
broth
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
stock.
- she made gravy with a base of beef stock
- noun a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
- brinkmanship2/5
brinkmanship
- noun the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
- noun the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
- brioche2/5
brioche
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- breezily2/5
breezily
- adverb in a breezy manner
- he swings breezily into the title song
- adverb in a breezy manner
- breadboard2/5
breadboard
- noun a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
bread board.
- noun a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
- branchlets2/5
branchlet
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
twig; sprig.
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- bronchoscopic2/5
bronchoscopic
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- braes2/5
brae
- noun a slope or hillside
- noun a slope or hillside
- bronchiolar2/5
bronchiolar
- adjective of or relating to or involving bronchioles
- adjective of or relating to or involving bronchioles
- brazenly2/5
brazenly
- adverb in a brazen manner
- he spoke brazenly
- adverb in a brazen manner
- bruin2/5
bruin
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Ursus arctos; brown bear.
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- bruins2/5
bruin
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Ursus arctos; brown bear.
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- brule2/5
brule
- noun a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- noun a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- bronchopneumonia2/5
bronchopneumonia
- noun pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
bronchial pneumonia.
- noun pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
- bronco2/5
bronco
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
broncho; bronc.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- branchial2/5
branchial
- adjective of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
- adjective of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
- broncos2/5
bronco
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
broncho; bronc.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- bronc2/5
bronc
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
bronco; broncho.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- broncho2/5
broncho
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
bronco; bronc.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- brownell2/5
brownell
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- brac2/5
brac
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- brzezinski2/5
brzezinski
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- bridgeman2/5
- bronchoscopy2/5
bronchoscopy
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- breakpoints2/5
breakpoints
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- brahmanical2/5
brahmanical
Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.
- bridgewater2/5
- brianna2/5
brianna
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- britney2/5
britney
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- breckenridge2/5
breckenridge
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- bronchiectasis2/5
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- brandi2/5
brandi
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- breda2/5
breda
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- brentwood2/5
- brokenness2/5
brokenness
The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. Macaulay.
- britishness2/5
- brod2/5
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- noun slang term for a woman
- briand2/5
briand
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- brushstrokes2/5
brushstrokes
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- brin2/5
brin
One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. Knight.
- breastfed2/5
breastfed
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- bridgman2/5
bridgman
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- brownfield2/5
brownfield
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- bradykinin2/5
bradykinin
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- brandywine2/5
brandywine
Brandy. Obs. Wiseman.
- brunel2/5
brunel
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- breathy2/5
breathy
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- brassey2/5
brassey
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- bringeth2/5
bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- brokaw2/5
brokaw
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- bricolage2/5
- bringer2/5
bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- bronchopulmonary2/5
bronchopulmonary
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- brack2/5
brack
An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
- bricker2/5
brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- brachii2/5
brachii
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- bridewealth2/5
- brough2/5
borough
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
- noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- broch2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brinkman2/5
brinkman
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- browed2/5
brow
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
forehead.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
supercilium; eyebrow.
- noun the part of the face above the eyes
- breck2/5
breck
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- brainer2/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- bremsstrahlung2/5
- bronchoconstriction2/5
bronchoconstriction
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- brenton2/5
brenton
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- brownfields2/5
- bronislaw2/5
bronislaw
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- brer2/5
brer
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- brompton2/5
brompton
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- brune2/5
brune
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- brechtian2/5
- brahmanic2/5
brahmanic
Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.
- bromo2/5
bromo
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- bridie2/5
- breathtakingly2/5
breathtaking
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathless.
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
- adjective satellite tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- brussel2/5
brussel
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- bridewell2/5
bridewell
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
- brava2/5
brava
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- brix2/5
brix
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- brachiocephalic2/5
brachiocephalic
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- brander2/5
brand
- noun a name given to a product or service
marque; trade name; brand name.
- noun a recognizable kind
make.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun a name given to a product or service
- brampton2/5
brampton
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- breathable2/5
breathable
Such as can be breathed.
- bronstein2/5
bronstein
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- branden2/5
branden
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- bricked2/5
brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- brokenly2/5
broken
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- brahm2/5
brahm
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- brl2/5
- brigandage2/5
brigandage
Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.
- brasiliensis2/5
brasiliensis
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- brodmann2/5
brodmann
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- brite2/5
brite
To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. Prov. Eng.
- brinsley2/5
brinsley
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- brugge2/5
brugge
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- brannigan2/5
- bracknell2/5
- briana2/5
briana
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- bruyere2/5
bruyere
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- bridgette2/5
bridgette
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- brachialis2/5
brachialis
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- broz2/5
broz
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- brushstroke2/5
brushstroke
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- broadhead2/5
broadhead
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- bronk2/5
bronk
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- brookside2/5
brookside
The bank of a brook.
- brose2/5
brose
Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used. Scot.
- brimmer2/5
brim
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
rim; lip.
- noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- noun the top edge of a vessel or other container
- brantford2/5
- bryonia2/5
bryonia
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- brubeck2/5
brubeck
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- broadus2/5
broadus
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- brung2/5
bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- brede2/5
brede
Breadth. Obs. Chaucer.
- bromelain2/5
- breese2/5
breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- brot2/5
brot
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- broking2/5
broke
- adjective satellite lacking funds
skint; stone-broke; stony-broke; bust.
- `skint' is a British slang term
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- adjective satellite lacking funds
- brust2/5
brust
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- brulee2/5
brulee
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- brillo2/5
brillo
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- bridgett2/5
bridgett
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- brehon2/5
brehon
An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.
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breezeway
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- brassicae2/5
brassicae
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- bravais2/5
bravais
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- brownback2/5
brownback
(Zoöl.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher .
- breadwinning2/5
breadwinning
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- breakings1/5
breaking
- noun the act of breaking something
break; breakage.
- the breakage was unavoidable
- verb terminate
interrupt; break.
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- noun the act of breaking something
- brigaded1/5
brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- verb form or unite into a brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- bronzer1/5
bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- browbeaten1/5
browbeat
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully.
- verb be bossy towards
- brunhild1/5
brunhild
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
Brynhild; Brunnhilde.
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
- brutalize1/5
brutalize
- verb treat brutally
brutalise.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalise.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- browbeating1/5
browbeat
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully.
- verb be bossy towards
- browses1/5
browse
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day
- noun reading superficially or at random
browsing.
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- brynhild1/5
brynhild
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
Brunhild; Brunnhilde.
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
- brutalised1/5
brutalise
- verb treat brutally
brutalize.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalize.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- brahminic1/5
brahminic
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
brahminical.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
- brachium1/5
brachium
- noun (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- noun (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- brunnhilde1/5
brunnhilde
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
Brynhild; Brunhild.
- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
- brutalising1/5
brutalise
- verb treat brutally
brutalize.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalize.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- brutalizes1/5
brutalize
- verb treat brutally
brutalise.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalise.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- brutalisation1/5
brutalisation
- noun the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
brutalization.
- noun the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
brutalization.
- noun the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
- breedings1/5
breeding
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
gentility; genteelness.
- noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
training; education.
- a woman of breeding and refinement
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- brachia1/5
brachium
- noun (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- noun (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- brutalise1/5
brutalise
- verb treat brutally
brutalize.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalize.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- bravos1/5
bravo
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
assassin; assassinator.
- his assassins were hunted down like animals
- assassinators of kings and emperors
- noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
- broils1/5
broil
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
broiling; grilling.
- verb cook under a broiler
oven broil.
- broil fish
- noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- breakages1/5
breakage
- noun the quantity broken
- the total breakage was huge
- noun reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
- noun the quantity broken
- brownings1/5
browning
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
John M. Browning; John Moses Browning.
- noun English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
Robert Browning.
- noun United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
- brawler1/5
brawler
- noun a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
- noun a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
- breathalyzer1/5
breathalyzer
- noun a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
breathalyser.
- noun a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
- brining1/5
brine
- noun water containing salts
seawater; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- noun water containing salts
- breading1/5
bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
breadstuff; staff of life.
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly.
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- bronzing1/5
bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- brans1/5
bran
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- noun food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- brihaspati1/5
brihaspati
- noun personification of the power of ritual devotion
- noun personification of the power of ritual devotion
- brachycephalic1/5
brachycephalic
- noun an adult with a short broad head
- adjective having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycranic; brachycranial.
- noun an adult with a short broad head
- brawlers1/5
brawler
- noun a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
- noun a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
- brasov1/5
brasov
- noun a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
- noun a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
- broidered1/5
broider
- verb decorate with needlework
embroider.
- verb decorate with needlework
- bryozoa1/5
bryozoan
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
sea mat; sea moss; moss animal; polyzoan.
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
- brecciated1/5
brecciate
- verb form into breccia
- brecciated rock
- verb break into breccia
- brecciate rock
- verb form into breccia
- brewpub1/5
brewpub
- noun a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
- noun a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
- brunches1/5
brunch
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- verb eat a meal in the late morning
- We brunch in Sundays
- noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
- brays1/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- briarwood1/5
briarwood
- noun wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
brierwood; brier-wood.
- noun wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
- brainiac1/5
brainiac
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; genius; mastermind; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- brownouts1/5
brownout
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
dimout; blackout.
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- brahmas1/5
brahma
- noun the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
- noun any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
Brahman; Bos indicus; Brahmin.
- noun the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
- brushings1/5
brushing
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
brush.
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- noun the act of brushing your hair
brush.
- he gave his hair a quick brush
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
- brined1/5
brine
- noun water containing salts
seawater; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- noun water containing salts
- brazilwood1/5
brazilwood
- noun heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
- noun tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
peach-wood; Caesalpinia echinata; peachwood; pernambuco wood.
- noun heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
- brownout1/5
brownout
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
dimout; blackout.
- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- brusa1/5
brusa
- noun a city in northwestern Turkey
Bursa.
- noun a city in northwestern Turkey
- braggs1/5
bragg
- noun Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
Braxton Bragg.
- noun Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
- breechclout1/5
breechclout
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechcloth; loincloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- breechcloth1/5
breechcloth
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechclout; loincloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- bragi1/5
bragi
- noun (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Brage.
- noun (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
- brachiopoda1/5
brachiopoda
(Zoöl.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle. ✍ Within the shell is a pair of "arms," often long and spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell is both opened and closed by special muscles. They form two orders; Lyopoma, in which the shell is thin, and without a distinct hinge, as in Lingula; and Arthropoma, in which the firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge, as in Rhynchonella. See Arthropomata .
- brachycephaly1/5
brachycephaly
- noun the quality of being brachycephalic
brachycephalism.
- noun the quality of being brachycephalic
- briber1/5
briber
- noun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
suborner.
- noun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
- brasseries1/5
brasserie
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- noun a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- bracings1/5
bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- brewpubs1/5
brewpub
- noun a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
- noun a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
- breastfeeds1/5
breastfeed
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- verb give suck to
- braining1/5
brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- bravoes1/5
bravo
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
assassin; assassinator.
- his assassins were hunted down like animals
- assassinators of kings and emperors
- noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
- noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
- brummagem1/5
brummagem
Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. Slang "These Brummagem gentry." Lady D. Hardy.
- briery1/5
briery
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
- breams1/5
bream
- noun flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
freshwater bream.
- noun flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
sea bream.
- noun flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
- branchiopoda1/5
branchiopoda
(Zoöl.) 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.
- brioschi1/5
- brainiacs1/5
brainiac
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; genius; mastermind; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- breathalyser1/5
breathalyser
- noun a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
breathalyzer.
- noun a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
- braies1/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- breechcloths1/5
breechcloth
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechclout; loincloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- bronchitic1/5
bronchitic
- adjective satellite suffering from or prone to bronchitis
- adjective satellite suffering from or prone to bronchitis
- brage1/5
brage
- noun (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Bragi.
- noun (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
- breechclouts1/5
breechclout
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
breechcloth; loincloth.
- noun a garment that provides covering for the loins
- bribers1/5
briber
- noun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
suborner.
- noun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
- brooming1/5
broom
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- noun any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- braveries1/5
bravery
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; braveness; courage.
- noun feeling no fear
fearlessness.
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
- broomed1/5
broom
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- noun any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
- noun a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
- bribable1/5
bribable
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
purchasable; corruptible; venal; dishonest.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
- briberies1/5
bribery
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
graft.
- noun the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- broadenings1/5
broadening
- noun the act of making something wider
widening.
- noun the action of making broader
- the broadening of travel
- noun the act of making something wider
- bricklaying1/5
bricklaying
- noun the craft of laying bricks
- noun the craft of laying bricks
- bridling1/5
bridle
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
curb; check.
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
- noun headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- brinjal1/5
brinjal
- noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
aubergine; eggplant; eggplant bush; Solanum melongena; mad apple; garden egg.
- noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- brickbats1/5
brickbat
- noun a fragment of brick used as a weapon
- noun blunt criticism
- noun a fragment of brick used as a weapon
- brogues1/5
brogue
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
brogan; work shoe; clodhopper.
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
- brassieres1/5
brassiere
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; bra.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- brachiopod1/5
brachiopod
- noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
lamp shell; lampshell.
- adjective of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
brachiopodous.
- noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
- brainstorms1/5
brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- brandishes1/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- breadcrumb1/5
breadcrumb
- noun crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
- noun crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
- braise1/5
braise
- verb cook in liquid
- braise beef
- verb cook in liquid
- broody1/5
broody
- noun a domestic hen ready to brood
broody hen; sitter; setting hen; brood hen.
- adjective satellite physiologically ready to incubate eggs
- a broody hen
- noun a domestic hen ready to brood
- breezing1/5
breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- breughel1/5
breughel
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Brueghel; Pieter Breughel; Pieter Brueghel; Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Pieter Bruegel; Bruegel; Breughel the Elder.
- noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
- brasier1/5
brasier
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
brazier.
- noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
- brainwaves1/5
brainwave
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
brain wave; cortical potential.
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainstorm.
- noun (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- brickworks1/5
brickwork
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- noun masonry done with bricks and mortar
- brightnesses1/5
brightness
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
cleverness; smartness.
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- branchings1/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- bryophyte1/5
bryophyte
- noun any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
nonvascular plant.
- noun any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
- broadswords1/5
broadsword
- noun a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
- noun a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
- brakemen1/5
brakeman
- noun a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
- noun a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
- branta1/5
branta
- noun wild geese
genus Branta.
- noun wild geese
- brevets1/5
brevet
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- brocket1/5
brocket
- noun small South American deer with unbranched antlers
- noun male red deer in its second year
- noun small South American deer with unbranched antlers
- brogans1/5
brogan
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
work shoe; clodhopper; brogue.
- noun a thick and heavy shoe
- brama1/5
- breadline1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- brobdingnag1/5
brobdingnag
- noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
- noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
- brooders1/5
brooder
- noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
incubator.
- noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
- breviaries1/5
breviary
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
- brawled1/5
brawl
- noun an uproarious party
do; bash.
- noun a noisy fight in a crowd
free-for-all.
- noun an uproarious party
- brahui1/5
brahui
- noun a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
- noun an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan
- noun a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
- bruisers1/5
bruiser
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
strapper; Samson; bull.
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
- noun a large and strong and heavyset man
- bromeliaceae1/5
bromeliaceae
- noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
family Bromeliaceae; pineapple family.
- noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
- breadlines1/5
breadline
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
bread line.
- noun a queue of people waiting for free food
- brachyura1/5
brachyura
(Zoöl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. Also spelt SeeBrachyoura .Crab , and Illustration in Appendix.
- bracer1/5
bracer
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
armguard.
- noun a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
pick-me-up.
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- broadsided1/5
broadside
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; philippic.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- brail1/5
brail
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- noun a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- breadbox1/5
breadbox
- noun a container used to keep bread or cake in
bread-bin.
- noun a container used to keep bread or cake in
- briefness1/5
briefness
- noun the temporal property of being very short
- noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting
transience; brevity.
- noun the temporal property of being very short
- brunanburh1/5
brunanburh
- noun a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
battle of Brunanburh.
- noun a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
- breadstuffs1/5
breadstuff
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
staff of life; bread.
- noun flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- brickbat1/5
brickbat
- noun a fragment of brick used as a weapon
- noun blunt criticism
- noun a fragment of brick used as a weapon
- breechloaders1/5
breechloader
- noun a gun that is loaded at the breech
- noun a gun that is loaded at the breech
- bryophyta1/5
bryophyta
See Cryptogamia .
- brucine1/5
brucine
- noun a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
- noun a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
- brassier1/5
brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
- branchy1/5
branchy
- adjective having many branches
- a branchy tree trunk
- adjective having many branches
- brambly1/5
brambly
- adjective satellite covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
braky.
- adjective satellite covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
- brinjals1/5
brinjal
- noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
aubergine; eggplant; eggplant bush; Solanum melongena; mad apple; garden egg.
- noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- breechloader1/5
breechloader
- noun a gun that is loaded at the breech
- noun a gun that is loaded at the breech
- bruchidae1/5
bruchidae
- noun seed beetles
family Bruchidae.
- noun seed beetles
- bracers1/5
bracer
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
armguard.
- noun a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
pick-me-up.
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- brutishly1/5
brutishly
- adverb in an inhumane manner
bestially; in a beastly manner.
- she treated her husband bestially
- adverb in an inhumane manner
- bryum1/5
bryum
- noun type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
genus Bryum.
- noun type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
- brainier1/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- braises1/5
braise
- verb cook in liquid
- braise beef
- verb cook in liquid
- brainiest1/5
brainy
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
brilliant; smart as a whip.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
- brazes1/5
braze
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- brocading1/5
brocade
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
- noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- bridgeable1/5
bridgeable
- adjective capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
- adjective capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
- breadstuff1/5
breadstuff
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
staff of life; bread.
- noun flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- brailed1/5
brail
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- noun a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- brittlebush1/5
brittlebush
- noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
Encelia farinosa; incienso; brittle bush.
- noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
- brevities1/5
brevity
- noun the use of brief expressions
- noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting
briefness; transience.
- noun the use of brief expressions
- brattice1/5
brattice
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- verb supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- braveness1/5
braveness
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
courageousness; courage; bravery.
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
- brigandine1/5
brigandine
- noun a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
- noun a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
- bruchus1/5
bruchus
- noun type genus of the Bruchidae
genus Bruchus.
- noun type genus of the Bruchidae
- brails1/5
brail
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- noun a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
- noun a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- broussonetia1/5
broussonetia
- noun paper mulberry
genus Broussonetia.
- noun paper mulberry
- breakstone1/5
breakstone
- noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
rockfoil; saxifrage.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
- brachypterous1/5
brachypterous
- adjective satellite (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
short-winged.
- adjective satellite (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
- breadbaskets1/5
breadbasket
- noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
tummy; stomach; tum.
- noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- bromelia1/5
bromelia
- noun the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
- noun the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
- brevoortia1/5
brevoortia
- noun menhaden
genus Brevoortia.
- noun menhaden
- breves1/5
breve
- noun a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
- noun a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
- bruited1/5
bruit
- verb tell or spread rumors
rumour; rumor.
- It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
- verb tell or spread rumors
- bryozoan1/5
bryozoan
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
sea mat; sea moss; moss animal; polyzoan.
- noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
- brith1/5
brith
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Bris; Berit; Berith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
- brusqueness1/5
brusqueness
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness; curtness; gruffness; abruptness.
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
- braincase1/5
braincase
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
cranium; brainpan.
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- brassicas1/5
brassica
- noun mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
genus Brassica.
- noun mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
- breasting1/5
breast
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
chest.
- he beat his breast in anger
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; boob.
- noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- brindled1/5
brindled
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brindle; brinded; tabby.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- briquet1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- brazenness1/5
brazenness
- noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
shamelessness.
- noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
- brazils1/5
brazil
- noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
Federative Republic of Brazil; Brasil.
- noun three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
brazil nut.
- noun the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
- brevetted1/5
brevet
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- brigantines1/5
brigantine
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
hermaphrodite brig.
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
- bregma1/5
bregma
- noun the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium
- noun the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium
- breadsticks1/5
breadstick
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
bread-stick.
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
- briquette1/5
briquette
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquet.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- braggarts1/5
braggart
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
line-shooter; boaster; blowhard; vaunter; bragger.
- adjective satellite exhibiting self-importance
crowing; big; boastful; cock-a-hoop; bragging; self-aggrandizing; braggy; self-aggrandising.
- big talk
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
- brownness1/5
brownness
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- bridgework1/5
bridgework
- noun a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
bridge.
- noun a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- braless1/5
braless
- adjective satellite having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
bare-breasted; topless.
- topless waitresses
- a topless cabaret
- adjective satellite having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
- bronzy1/5
bronzy
- adjective satellite of the color of bronze
bronze.
- adjective satellite of the color of bronze
- brachydactyly1/5
brachydactyly
- noun abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
brachydactylia.
- noun abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
- bromoform1/5
bromoform
- noun colorless liquid haloform CHBr3
tribromomethane.
- noun colorless liquid haloform CHBr3
- brobdingnagian1/5
brobdingnagian
Colossal' of extraordinary height; gigantic. --n. A giant. Spelt often Brobdignagian .
- briquets1/5
briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- breakaways1/5
breakaway
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
breaking away.
- there was a breakaway by the discontented members
- a breaking away from family and neighborhood
- adjective satellite having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
separatist; fissiparous.
- a breakaway faction
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
- breveted1/5
brevet
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
- noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
- brilliantine1/5
brilliantine
- noun a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
- noun a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
- briss1/5
bris
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Berit; Berith; Brith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
- bromegrass1/5
bromegrass
- noun any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
brome.
- noun any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
- brittles1/5
brittle
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
toffy; toffee.
- adjective satellite having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brickle; brickly.
- brittle bones
- glass is brittle
- `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
- noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- bragger1/5
bragger
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
braggart; line-shooter; boaster; blowhard; vaunter.
- noun a very boastful and talkative person
- breechblock1/5
breechblock
- noun a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
breech closer.
- noun a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- breadstick1/5
breadstick
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
bread-stick.
- noun a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
- broadloom1/5
broadloom
- noun a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- adjective satellite (of rugs or carpets) woven full width
- a broadloom rug
- noun a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- brugmansia1/5
brugmansia
- noun includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
genus Brugmansia.
- noun includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
- broughams1/5
brougham
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- noun a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- noun light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- brachiation1/5
brachiation
- noun swinging by the arms from branch to branch
- noun swinging by the arms from branch to branch
- bronchoscopes1/5
bronchoscope
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- breakables1/5
breakable
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- pack the breakables separately
- adjective capable of being broken or damaged
- earthenware pottery is breakable
- breakable articles should be packed carefully
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- breeziness1/5
breeziness
- noun a mildly windy state of the air
windiness.
- noun a breezy liveliness
jauntiness.
- a delightful breeziness of manner
- noun a mildly windy state of the air
- brimless1/5
brimless
- adjective without a brim
- a brimless hat
- adjective without a brim
- brachystegia1/5
brachystegia
- noun small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
genus Brachystegia.
- noun small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
- broadcloths1/5
broadcloth
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- noun a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
- noun a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
- brodiaea1/5
brodiaea
- noun any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
- noun any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
- bridals1/5
bridal
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
espousal.
- adjective of or relating to a wedding
nuptial; spousal.
- bridal procession
- nuptial day
- spousal rites
- wedding cake
- marriage vows
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- bronchospasms1/5
bronchospasm
- noun a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
- noun a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
- brainpan1/5
brainpan
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
braincase; cranium.
- noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- breastpin1/5
breastpin
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
brooch; broach.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- brushlike1/5
brushlike
- adjective satellite resembling a brush
- brushlike blue blooms
- adjective satellite resembling a brush
- brainchildren1/5
brainchild
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
inspiration.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
- bruneian1/5
bruneian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brunei
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people
- Bruneian oil production
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brunei
- brummie1/5
brummie
- noun a native or resident of Birmingham, England
Brummy.
- noun a native or resident of Birmingham, England
- brackens1/5
bracken
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Pteridium esculentum.
- noun large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
pasture brake; brake; Pteridium aquilinum.
- noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
- breiz1/5
breiz
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Bretagne; Brittany.
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- brownest1/5
brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
- bruneians1/5
bruneian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brunei
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people
- Bruneian oil production
- noun a native or inhabitant of Brunei
- briskets1/5
brisket
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- brinded1/5
brinded
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brindle; tabby; brindled.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- brumal1/5
brumal
- adjective satellite characteristic of or relating to winter
hibernal; hiemal.
- bears in brumal sleep
- adjective satellite characteristic of or relating to winter
- bratwurst1/5
bratwurst
- noun a small pork sausage
brat.
- noun a small pork sausage
- braw1/5
braw
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
brave; gay.
- girls decked out in brave new dresses
- brave banners flying
- `braw' is a Scottish word
- a dress a bit too gay for her years
- birds with gay plumage
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
- bratty1/5
bratty
- adjective satellite (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
brattish.
- adjective satellite (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
- brashly1/5
brashly
- adverb in a brash cheeky manner
nervily; cheekily.
- brashly, she asked for a rebate
- adverb in a brash cheeky manner
- brownshirts1/5
brownshirt
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- brawer1/5
braw
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
brave; gay.
- girls decked out in brave new dresses
- brave banners flying
- `braw' is a Scottish word
- a dress a bit too gay for her years
- birds with gay plumage
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
- brythonic1/5
brythonic
- noun a southern group of Celtic languages
Brittanic.
- noun a southern group of Celtic languages
- breeched1/5
breeched
- adjective satellite dressed in trousers
pantalooned; trousered.
- adjective satellite dressed in trousers
- brickyards1/5
brickyard
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
brickfield.
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
- brassbound1/5
brassbound
- adjective satellite inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
ironclad.
- brassbound traditions
- brassbound party loyalists
- an ironclad rule
- adjective satellite having trim or fittings of brass
- a brassbound campaign chest
- the heavy brassbound door
- adjective satellite inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
- brickfields1/5
brickfield
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
brickyard.
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
- bracteate1/5
bracteate
- adjective having bracts
bracted.
- adjective having bracts
- brooklet1/5
brooklet
- noun a small brook
- noun a small brook
- brolly1/5
brolly
- noun colloquial terms for an umbrella
gamp.
- noun colloquial terms for an umbrella
- bradawl1/5
bradawl
- noun an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
pricker.
- noun an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
- brioches1/5
brioche
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
- brager1/5
brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- broadbill1/5
broadbill
- noun tropical American heron related to night herons
boatbill; Cochlearius cochlearius; boat-billed heron.
- noun diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
scaup duck; bluebill; scaup.
- noun tropical American heron related to night herons
- bracteoles1/5
- brickfield1/5
brickfield
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
brickyard.
- noun a place where bricks are made and sold
- breadboards1/5
breadboard
- noun a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
bread board.
- noun a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
- brazened1/5
brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- brazen it out
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- branchlet1/5
branchlet
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
twig; sprig.
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- brachyuran1/5
brachyuran
- noun typical crabs
- noun typical crabs
- brownshirt1/5
brownshirt
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
- brevibloc1/5
brevibloc
- noun intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias
esmolol.
- noun intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias
- brusk1/5
brusk
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque; curt; short.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- browallia1/5
browallia
- noun any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
bush violet.
- noun any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
- brens1/5
bren
- noun a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
Bren gun.
- noun a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
- brooklets1/5
brooklet
- noun a small brook
- noun a small brook
- brules1/5
brule
- noun a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- noun a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- broodmare1/5
broodmare
- noun a female horse used for breeding
stud mare.
- noun a female horse used for breeding
- brochettes1/5
brochette
- noun a small spit or skewer
- noun a small spit or skewer
- branchiae1/5
branchia
- noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
gill.
- noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
- bradycardias1/5
- broodmares1/5
broodmare
- noun a female horse used for breeding
stud mare.
- noun a female horse used for breeding
- brochette1/5
brochette
- noun a small spit or skewer
- noun a small spit or skewer
- broomcorn1/5
broomcorn
- noun tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
Sorghum vulgare technicum.
- noun tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
- brassie1/5
brassie
- noun (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
- noun (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
- brants1/5
brant
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
brant goose; brent goose; brent.
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
- broncs1/5
bronc
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
bronco; broncho.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- brents1/5
brent
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
brant goose; brant; brent goose.
- noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
- briard1/5
briard
- noun old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
- noun old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
- bronchos1/5
broncho
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
bronco; bronc.
- noun an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
- broadax1/5
broadax
- noun a large ax with a broad cutting blade
broadaxe.
- noun a large ax with a broad cutting blade
- broadaxe1/5
broadaxe
- noun a large ax with a broad cutting blade
broadax.
- noun a large ax with a broad cutting blade
- brambling1/5
brambling
- noun Eurasian finch
Fringilla montifringilla.
- noun Eurasian finch
- broadways1/5
broadway
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
Great White Way.
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
- brontosaurus1/5
brontosaurus
- noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
brontosaur; Apatosaurus excelsus; thunder lizard; apatosaurus; apatosaur.
- noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
- branchless1/5
branchless
- adjective having no branches
- adjective having no branches
- briefless1/5
briefless
- adjective satellite (of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients
- adjective satellite (of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients
- breastless1/5
breastless
- adjective without a breast
- adjective without a breast
- brame1/5
brame
Sharp passion; vexation. Obs.Heart-burning brame. Spenser.
- bromophenol1/5
bromophenol
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- brach1/5
brach
A bitch of the hound kind. Shak.
- briseis1/5
- bryon1/5
bryon
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- braccio1/5
braccio
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- brummer1/5
- braz1/5
braz
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- brum1/5
brum
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- brynner1/5
brynner
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- brey1/5
brey
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- bristlecone1/5
bristlecone
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- brilliants1/5
brilliant
- adjective satellite of surpassing excellence
superb.
- a brilliant performance
- a superb actor
- adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
smart as a whip; brainy.
- some men dislike brainy women
- a brilliant mind
- a brilliant solution to the problem
- adjective satellite of surpassing excellence
- brid1/5
brid
A bird. Obs. Chaucer.
- breadmaking1/5
- brandenburger1/5
brandenburger
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- braccia1/5
braccia
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- brundisium1/5
- brigadoon1/5
brigadoon
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- broadminded1/5
broadminded
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- brott1/5
brott
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- brujo1/5
brujo
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- brillante1/5
brillante
(Mus.) In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.
- brummel1/5
brummel
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- brinell1/5
brinell
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- brigge1/5
brig
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- noun a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
- noun two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- brev1/5
brev
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- bringers1/5
bringer
One who brings. Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office. Shak.
- bres1/5
bres
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- brewhouse1/5
brewhouse
A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.
- brodkin1/5
- brattain1/5
brattain
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- branner1/5
bran
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- noun food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
- noun broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- brevi1/5
brevi
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- brocken1/5
break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- brumby1/5
- brunhilde1/5
brunhilde
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- bryansk1/5
- brr1/5
brr
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- brutishness1/5
brutishness
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- brayer1/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- bregenz1/5
- bruja1/5
bruja
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- brights1/5
bright
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- the sun was bright and hot
- a bright sunlit room
- adjective satellite having striking color
brilliant; vivid.
- bright dress
- brilliant tapestries
- a bird with vivid plumage
- adjective emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- brachman1/5
brachman
See Obs.Brahman .
- bromeliad1/5
bromeliad
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- brittney1/5
brittney
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brosse
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brander
One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.
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brine
- noun water containing salts
seawater; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- noun water containing salts
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brickmaker
One whose occupation is to make bricks. --Brick"mak*ing , n.
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breech
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; rear of barrel.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
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braschi
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brahmani
Any Brahman woman. Written also Brahmanee .
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brevifolia
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brotherliness
The state or quality of being brotherly.
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brutalism
Brutish quality; brutality.
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brrr
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brushfire
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brew
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
brewage.
- verb prepare by brewing
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
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brawn
- noun possessing muscular strength
heftiness; sinew; brawniness; muscle; muscularity.
- noun possessing muscular strength
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brahmagupta
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br'er
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brock
(Zoöl.) A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
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brighteners
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brugh
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broos
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bra
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bandeau; brassiere.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
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brooding
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
incubation.
- noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
pensiveness.
- noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
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brucite
(Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. (b) The mineral chondrodite. R.
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brandy
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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breede
Breadth. Obs. Chaucer.
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bridleway
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branch
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
subdivision; arm.
- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
- noun a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- noun a division of some larger or more complex organization
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brisa
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brume
Mist; fog; vapors. "The drifting brume." Longfellow.
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brickmaker
One whose occupation is to make bricks. --Brick"mak*ing , n.
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brookie
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browny
Brown or, somewhat brown. "Browny locks." Shak.
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brack
An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
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brog
A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small ship stick.
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brocard
An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.
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bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
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bracing
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace.
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- noun a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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briquet
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
briquette.
- noun a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
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brinksmanship
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brevirostris
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brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
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bricktop
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breakfront
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bruh
(Zoöl.) Native name. The rhesus monkey. See Rhesus .
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brompheniramine
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brandle
To shake; to totter. Obs.
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bravi
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brad
- noun a small nail
- verb fasten with brads
- noun a small nail
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brightener
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broo
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brocker
(Zoöl.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock .
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broche
Woven with a figure; as, .broché goods
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brescian
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breath
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
- he was fighting to his last breath
- noun the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- his sour breath offended her
- noun the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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brack
An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
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briza
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bracteata
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braconid
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breviceps
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bruchid
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brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
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bruta
(Zoöl.) See Edentata .
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bronchodilatation
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brick
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
- noun a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
- noun rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
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brandy
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
- noun distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
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bring
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
- verb cause to come into a particular state or condition
- Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
- bring water to the boiling point
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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brees
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braunschweiger
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brushite
(Min.) A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.
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braw
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
brave; gay.
- girls decked out in brave new dresses
- brave banners flying
- `braw' is a Scottish word
- a dress a bit too gay for her years
- birds with gay plumage
- adjective satellite brightly colored and showy
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brank
Buckwheat. Local, Eng. Halliwell.
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brabantine
Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the Netherlands.
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bramin
, etc. See Brahman ,Brachmanic , etc.
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bronchia
(Anat.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison.
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bryologist
One versed in bryology.
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brevier
(Print.) A size of type between bourgeous and minion. ✍ This line is printed in brevier type.
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braid
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; tress; plait.
- noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
gold braid; braiding.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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brigate
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brog
A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small ship stick.
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broomrape
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brandling
(Zoöl.) Same as Branlin , fish and worm.
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brownist
(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.
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brize
The breeze fly. See Shak.Breeze .
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brei
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brux
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breme
Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. Obs. Spenser.From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. Drayton.
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bridalveil
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breakspear
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brume
Mist; fog; vapors. "The drifting brume." Longfellow.
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brique
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branle
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brace
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- he wore a brace on his knee
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; dyad; duad.
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
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breweri
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bridgeless
Having no bridge; not bridged.
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bricky
Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust. R. Spenser.
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breezeless
Motionless; destitute of breezes. A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone.
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brooklynite
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braze
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
- verb solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
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bretwalda
(Eng. Hist.) The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes. Brande & C.
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broma
(Med.) Aliment; food. Dunglison.
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bromothymol
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branchiostegal
(Anat.) Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. --n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.✍ This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchiæ. But the arrangement was artificial, and has been rejected.
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brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
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bridleways
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brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- brazen it out
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- verb face with defiance or impudence
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brulot
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branchiostoma
(Zoöl.) The lancelet. See Amphioxus .
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broidery
Embroidery. ArchaicThe golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell.
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brunnea
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bridewell
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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brith
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Bris; Berit; Berith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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brevicauda
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brookite
(Min.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
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brenne
To burn. Obs. Chaucer.Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
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braunii
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bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
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braza
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brander
One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.
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bromphenol
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bricky
Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust. R. Spenser.
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bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
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bronchophony
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.
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bricky
Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust. R. Spenser.
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brunonian
Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was, that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body, and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.
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brachycera
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broon
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brieve
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brahmoism
The religious system of Brahmo-somaj. Balfour.
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brilliantine
- noun a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
- noun a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
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broth
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
stock.
- she made gravy with a base of beef stock
- noun a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
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breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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branny
Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran. Wiseman.
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bracteatum
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bryology
That part of botany which relates to mosses.
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breem
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brassage
A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage .
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breakbone
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brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
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bromthymol
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brothy
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breezeways
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brobdingnagian
- adjective huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
- adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
huge; vast; immense.
- huge government spending
- huge country estates
- huge popular demand for higher education
- a huge wave
- the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
- immense numbers of birds
- at vast (or immense) expense
- the vast reaches of outer space
- the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
- adjective huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
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library
- noun a room where books are kept
- they had brandy in the library
- noun a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
- noun a room where books are kept
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equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
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library
- noun a room where books are kept
- they had brandy in the library
- noun a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
- noun a room where books are kept
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hebrew
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew. There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew. Gen. xiv. 13.
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cambridge
- noun a university in England
Cambridge University.
- noun a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- noun a university in England
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- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
renowned; illustrious; famed; notable; noted; famous; far-famed.
- a famous actor
- a celebrated musician
- a famed scientist
- an illustrious judge
- a notable historian
- a renowned painter
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; celebrate; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
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embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
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hybrid
- noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
loanblend; loan-blend.
- noun a composite of mixed origin
- the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
- noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
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embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
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celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
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february
The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days.
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fabric
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; cloth; material.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- noun the underlying structure
framework.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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celebration
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
jubilation.
- noun any joyous diversion
festivity.
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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membrane
- noun a thin pliable sheet of material
- noun a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
tissue layer.
- noun a thin pliable sheet of material
- abraham5/5
abraham
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
Ibrahim.
- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- membranes5/5
membrane
- noun a thin pliable sheet of material
- noun a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
tissue layer.
- noun a thin pliable sheet of material
- cerebral5/5
cerebral
- adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
intellectual.
- a cerebral approach to the problem
- cerebral drama
- adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral activity
- adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
- abruptly5/5
abruptly
- adverb quickly and without warning
suddenly; short; dead.
- he stopped suddenly
- adverb quickly and without warning
- abroad5/5
abroad
- adjective satellite in a foreign country
overseas.
- markets abroad
- overseas markets
- adverb to or in a foreign country
- they had never travelled abroad
- adjective satellite in a foreign country
- fibre4/5
fibre
- noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
fiber.
- noun any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
fiber.
- noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- fibres4/5
fibre
- noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
fiber.
- noun any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
fiber.
- noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- hebrews4/5
hebrew
- noun the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- noun a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Israelite; Jew.
- noun the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- vibration4/5
vibration
- noun the act of vibrating
quivering; quiver.
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
- embryo4/5
embryo
- noun (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
conceptus; fertilized egg.
- noun (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- umbrella4/5
umbrella
- noun a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- noun a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
- an air umbrella over England
- noun a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- embryos4/5
embryo
- noun (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
conceptus; fertilized egg.
- noun (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- vibrations4/5
vibration
- noun the act of vibrating
quivering; quiver.
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun the act of vibrating
- fibrous4/5
fibrous
- adjective satellite having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
hempen.
- adjective satellite (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
unchewable; stringy; sinewy.
- adjective satellite having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
- ambrose4/5
ambrose
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Turner.Ambrosia , 3.
- debris4/5
debris
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; rubble.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- calibration4/5
calibration
- noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
standardisation; standardization.
- the thermometer needed calibration
- noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
- embracing4/5
embracing
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embrace.
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; encompass; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- algebra4/5
algebra
- noun the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- noun the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- celebrating4/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- fabrication4/5
fabrication
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
fable; fiction.
- noun writing in a fictional form
fictionalization; fictionalisation.
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
- embryonic4/5
embryonic
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
embryonal; embryologic.
- in the embryonic stage
- embryologic development
- adjective satellite in an early stage of development
embryotic.
- the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre
- an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
- hybridization4/5
hybridization
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridizing; hybridisation; interbreeding.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- embraces4/5
embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- fabricated4/5
fabricated
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fictional; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
- abbreviated4/5
abbreviated
- adjective satellite (of clothing) very short
brief.
- an abbreviated swimsuit
- a brief bikini
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- adjective satellite (of clothing) very short
- embroidered4/5
embroider
- verb decorate with needlework
broider.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb decorate with needlework
- upbringing4/5
upbringing
- noun properties acquired during a person's formative years
- noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
fostering; bringing up; rearing; nurture; fosterage; breeding; raising.
- they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
- noun properties acquired during a person's formative years
- hybrids4/5
hybrid
- noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
loanblend; loan-blend.
- noun a composite of mixed origin
- the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
- noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
- calibrated4/5
calibrated
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
graduated.
- a calibrated thermometer
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; calibrate; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
- celebrates4/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- gabriel4/5
gabriel
- noun (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
- noun (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
- outbreak4/5
outbreak
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
eruption; irruption.
- the outbreak of hostilities
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- eyebrows4/5
eyebrow
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
brow; supercilium.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
- o'brien4/5
o'brien
- noun Irish writer (born in 1932)
Edna O'Brien.
- noun Irish writer (born in 1932)
- celebrity4/5
celebrity
- noun a widely known person
famous person.
- he was a baseball celebrity
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
renown; fame.
- noun a widely known person
- remembrance4/5
remembrance
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
recollection; anamnesis.
- noun a recognition of meritorious service
memorial; commemoration.
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
- celebrations4/5
celebration
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
jubilation.
- noun any joyous diversion
festivity.
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- fabrics4/5
fabric
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; cloth; material.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- noun the underlying structure
framework.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- abbreviations4/5
abbreviation
- noun a shortened form of a word or phrase
- noun shortening something by omitting parts of it
- noun a shortened form of a word or phrase
- librarian4/5
librarian
- noun a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
bibliothec.
- noun a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
- fibrosis4/5
fibrosis
- noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
- noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
- algebraic4/5
algebraic
- adjective of or relating to algebra
algebraical.
- algebraic geometry
- adjective of or relating to algebra
- librarians4/5
librarian
- noun a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
bibliothec.
- noun a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
- unbroken4/5
unbroken
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- cars in an unbroken procession
- the unbroken quiet of the afternoon
- adjective satellite not subdued or trained for service or use
- unbroken colts
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- eyebrow4/5
eyebrow
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
brow; supercilium.
- noun the arch of hair above each eye
- celebrities4/5
celebrity
- noun a widely known person
famous person.
- he was a baseball celebrity
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
renown; fame.
- noun a widely known person
- outbreaks4/5
outbreak
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
eruption; irruption.
- the outbreak of hostilities
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- abbreviation4/5
abbreviation
- noun a shortened form of a word or phrase
- noun shortening something by omitting parts of it
- noun a shortened form of a word or phrase
- rubric4/5
rubric
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
gloss.
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- embroidery4/5
embroidery
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embellishment.
- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
- noun decorative needlework
fancywork.
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- nebraska4/5
nebraska
- noun a midwestern state on the Great Plains
NE; Cornhusker State.
- noun a midwestern state on the Great Plains
- abrupt4/5
abrupt
- adjective satellite marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
disconnected.
- abrupt prose
- adjective satellite exceedingly sudden and unexpected
- came to an abrupt stop
- an abrupt change in the weather
- adjective satellite marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
- vibrant4/5
vibrant
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
vivacious.
- a vibrant group that challenged the system
- a charming and vivacious hostess
- a vivacious folk dance
- adjective satellite of sounds that are strong and resonating
- the men's vibrant voices
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
- ibrahim4/5
ibrahim
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
Abraham.
- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- vertebrae4/5
vertebra
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- fibrillation4/5
fibrillation
- noun muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- noun act or process of forming fibrils
- noun muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- vertebral4/5
vertebral
- adjective of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
- adjective of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
- abrams4/5
abrams
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- equilibria3/5
equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- abrasive3/5
abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
- vibrating3/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- lubricant3/5
lubricant
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
lube; lubricating substance; lubricator.
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- vibrate3/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- libra3/5
libra
(Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus &libra; in almanacs, etc. (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
- umbrellas3/5
umbrella
- noun a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- noun a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
- an air umbrella over England
- noun a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
- lubricants3/5
lubricant
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
lube; lubricating substance; lubricator.
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- embryology3/5
embryology
- noun the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
- noun the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
- vibrated3/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- lubricating3/5
lubricate
- verb have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- verb apply a lubricant to
lube.
- lubricate my car
- verb have lubricating properties
- fibrils3/5
fibril
- noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
strand; filament.
- noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- lubricated3/5
lubricated
- adjective smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
greased.
- verb have lubricating properties
lubricate.
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- adjective smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
- vibrational3/5
vibrational
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by vibration
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by vibration
- vertebrates3/5
vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
- gibraltar3/5
gibraltar
- noun location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
Rock of Gibraltar; Calpe.
- noun location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
- vertebrate3/5
vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
- daybreak3/5
daybreak
- noun the first light of day
sunup; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow; sunrise.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun the first light of day
- lubrication3/5
lubrication
- noun the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
- noun an application of a lubricant to something
- noun the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
- abridged3/5
abridged
- adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
- an abridged version
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
- abrasion3/5
abrasion
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
excoriation; scrape; scratch.
- noun erosion by friction
detrition; corrasion; attrition.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- subroutine3/5
subroutine
- noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
function; subprogram; procedure; routine.
- noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- galbraith3/5
galbraith
- noun United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
John Galbraith; John Kenneth Galbraith.
- noun United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
- fibrinogen3/5
fibrinogen
- noun a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
factor I.
- noun a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
- invertebrate3/5
invertebrate
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- adjective lacking a backbone or spinal column
spineless.
- worms are an example of invertebrate animals
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- sabre3/5
sabre
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
saber.
- noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
cavalry sword; saber.
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
- fabricate3/5
fabricate
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- calibrate3/5
calibrate
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- verb mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- underbrush3/5
underbrush
- noun the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
underwood; undergrowth.
- noun the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
- thoroughbred3/5
thoroughbred
- noun a well-bred person
- noun a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun a well-bred person
- fabricating3/5
fabricate
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- innsbruck3/5
innsbruck
- noun city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
- noun city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
- abrogation3/5
abrogation
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
repeal; annulment.
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- rembrandt3/5
rembrandt
- noun influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
Rembrandt van Ryn; Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn; Rembrandt van Rijn.
- noun influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
- abreast3/5
abreast
- adjective satellite being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
up on; au courant; au fait.
- kept abreast of the latest developments
- constant revision keeps the book au courant
- always au fait on the latest events
- up on the news
- adverb alongside each other, facing in the same direction
- adjective satellite being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
- invertebrates3/5
invertebrate
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- adjective lacking a backbone or spinal column
spineless.
- worms are an example of invertebrate animals
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- fibroblasts3/5
fibroblast
- noun a cell from which connective tissue develops
- noun a cell from which connective tissue develops
- sombre3/5
sombre
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
sober; somber; drab.
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
- adjective satellite grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy; somber.
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
- labrador3/5
labrador
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.
- sobriety3/5
sobriety
- noun the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
soberness.
- noun moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
dryness.
- noun the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- fibrin3/5
fibrin
- noun a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
- noun a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
- groundbreaking3/5
groundbreaking
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundbreaking ceremony.
- adjective satellite being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
innovational; innovative.
- stylistically innovative works
- innovative members of the artistic community
- a mind so innovational, so original
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
- disequilibrium3/5
disequilibrium
- noun loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
- noun loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
- debriefing3/5
debriefing
- noun report of a mission or task
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
debrief.
- The released hostages were debriefed
- noun report of a mission or task
- embroiled3/5
embroiled
- adjective satellite deeply involved especially in something complicated
entangled.
- embroiled in the conflict
- felt unwilling entangled in their affairs
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
embroil; sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
- adjective satellite deeply involved especially in something complicated
- cambrian3/5
cambrian
(Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
- fibroblast3/5
fibroblast
- noun a cell from which connective tissue develops
- noun a cell from which connective tissue develops
- celebratory3/5
celebratory
- adjective used for celebrating
- adjective used for celebrating
- timbre3/5
timbre
- noun (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
quality; tone; timber.
- the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
- noun (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- rubrics3/5
rubric
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
gloss.
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- calibre3/5
calibre
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; quality.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
- noun diameter of a tube or gun barrel
bore; caliber; gauge.
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
- fulbright3/5
fulbright
- noun United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
James William Fulbright; William Fulbright.
- noun United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
- inbreeding3/5
inbreeding
- noun the act of mating closely related individuals
- noun the act of mating closely related individuals
- membranous3/5
membranous
- adjective relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
- membranous lining
- adjective satellite characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
membrane-forming.
- membranous gastritis
- adjective relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
- macabre3/5
macabre
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
grisly; ghastly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- prefabricated3/5
prefabricate
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
preassemble.
- verb produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- paintbrush3/5
paintbrush
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- abrogated3/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- bolingbroke3/5
bolingbroke
- noun the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
Henry IV; Henry Bolingbroke.
- noun the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
- hombre3/5
hombre
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
- equilibration3/5
equilibration
- noun stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
- noun stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
- hildebrand3/5
hildebrand
- noun the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
Gregory; Gregory VII.
- noun the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
- remembrances3/5
remembrance
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
recollection; anamnesis.
- noun a recognition of meritorious service
memorial; commemoration.
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
- hybridized3/5
hybridize
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- vibrio3/5
vibrio
- noun curved rodlike motile bacterium
vibrion.
- noun curved rodlike motile bacterium
- cerebrospinal3/5
cerebrospinal
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- cerebrospinal fluid
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- vertebra3/5
vertebra
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- cerebrovascular3/5
cerebrovascular
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- a cerebrovascular accident
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- unbridled3/5
unbridled
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
ungoverned; uncurbed; unchecked.
- unbridled rage
- an unchecked temper
- ungoverned rage
- verb remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
unbridle.
- adjective satellite not restrained or controlled
- febrile3/5
febrile
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
feverish.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
- libretto3/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- toothbrush3/5
toothbrush
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun slang for a mustache
soup-strainer.
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- hubris3/5
hubris
- noun overbearing pride or presumption
- noun overbearing pride or presumption
- debridement3/5
debridement
- noun surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
- noun surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
- inbred3/5
inbred
- adjective produced by inbreeding
- adjective satellite normally existing at birth
connatural; inborn.
- mankind's connatural sense of the good
- adjective produced by inbreeding
- kubrick3/5
kubrick
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1928)
Stanley Kubrick.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1928)
- gingerbread3/5
gingerbread
- noun cake flavored with ginger
- noun cake flavored with ginger
- hebrides3/5
hebrides
- noun a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
Hebridean Islands; Hebridean Isles; Western Isles; Western Islands.
- noun a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
- precambrian3/5
precambrian
- noun the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago
Precambrian eon; Precambrian period; Precambrian aeon.
- noun the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago
- vibratory3/5
vibratory
- adjective satellite moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
- the vibrating piano strings
- adjective satellite moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
- stockbroker3/5
stockbroker
- noun an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
- noun an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
- cobra3/5
cobra
- noun venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
- noun venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
- midbrain3/5
midbrain
- noun the middle portion of the brain
mesencephalon.
- noun the middle portion of the brain
- intervertebral3/5
intervertebral
- adjective pertaining to the space between two vertebrae
- adjective pertaining to the space between two vertebrae
- forebrain3/5
forebrain
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
prosencephalon.
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
- heartbreak3/5
heartbreak
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; heartache; brokenheartedness.
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- heartbreaking3/5
heartbreaking
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
grievous; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
- sagebrush3/5
sagebrush
- noun any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
sage brush.
- noun any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
- cerebrum3/5
cerebrum
- noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- heartbroken3/5
heartbroken
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
brokenhearted; heartsick.
- adjective satellite full of sorrow
- zebra3/5
zebra
- noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
- noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
- pembroke3/5
pembroke
- noun the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
Pembroke Welsh corgi.
- noun the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
- intracerebral3/5
intracerebral
- adjective within the brain
- adjective within the brain
- abram3/5
abram
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- aubrey3/5
aubrey
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- albrecht3/5
albrecht
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- debra3/5
debra
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- transmembrane3/5
- mcbride3/5
mcbride
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- hybridity3/5
- sabrina3/5
sabrina
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- gabrielle3/5
gabrielle
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- libre3/5
libre
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- hebron3/5
hebron
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- woodbridge3/5
- libri3/5
libri
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- embryogenesis3/5
- fibronectin3/5
fibronectin
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- cabrera3/5
cabrera
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- chambre3/5
chambre
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- gabriele3/5
gabriele
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- equilibrated2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- equilibrate2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- abrasives2/5
abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
- equilibrating2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- vibrates2/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- subrogation2/5
subrogation
- noun (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
- noun (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
- lubricate2/5
lubricate
- verb have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- verb apply a lubricant to
lube.
- lubricate my car
- verb have lubricating properties
- ambrosia2/5
ambrosia
- noun a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
beebread.
- noun any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
bitterweed; ragweed.
- noun a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
- celebrant2/5
celebrant
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrater; celebrator.
- noun an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
- noun a person who is celebrating
- abraded2/5
abrade
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; rub down.
- verb rub hard or scrub
scour.
- scour the counter tops
- verb wear away
- celebrants2/5
celebrant
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrater; celebrator.
- noun an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
- noun a person who is celebrating
- glabrous2/5
glabrous
- adjective satellite having no hair or similar growth; smooth
- glabrous stems
- glabrous leaves
- a glabrous scalp
- adjective satellite having no hair or similar growth; smooth
- fibril2/5
fibril
- noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
strand; filament.
- noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- lawbreakers2/5
lawbreaker
- noun someone who violates the law
law offender; violator.
- noun someone who violates the law
- middlebrow2/5
middlebrow
- noun someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
- noun someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
- strikebreakers2/5
strikebreaker
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
scab; rat; blackleg.
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- lubricates2/5
lubricate
- verb have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- verb apply a lubricant to
lube.
- lubricate my car
- verb have lubricating properties
- libras2/5
libra
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Balance.
- noun a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
- subroutines2/5
subroutine
- noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
function; subprogram; procedure; routine.
- noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- abrasions2/5
abrasion
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
excoriation; scrape; scratch.
- noun erosion by friction
detrition; corrasion; attrition.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- librarianship2/5
librarianship
- noun the position of librarian
- noun the position of librarian
- encumbrances2/5
encumbrance
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; incumbrance; onus; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
incumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
- encumbrance2/5
encumbrance
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; incumbrance; onus; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
incumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
- calibrating2/5
calibrate
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- verb mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- algebras2/5
algebra
- noun the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- noun the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- inebriated2/5
inebriated
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
intoxicated; drunk.
- a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
- helplessly inebriated
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- highbrow2/5
highbrow
- noun a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
- adjective satellite highly cultured or educated
highbrowed.
- highbrow events such as the ballet or opera
- a highbrowed literary critic
- noun a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
- fabrications2/5
fabrication
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
fable; fiction.
- noun writing in a fictional form
fictionalization; fictionalisation.
- noun a deliberately false or improbable account
- hybridisation2/5
hybridisation
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridizing; interbreeding; hybridization.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- firebrand2/5
firebrand
- noun a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
brand.
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
inciter; instigator; instigant; provoker.
- she was the instigator of their quarrel
- noun a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
- dubrovnik2/5
dubrovnik
- noun a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
Ragusa.
- noun a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
- abridge2/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- tabriz2/5
tabriz
- noun an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
- noun an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
- calibrations2/5
calibration
- noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
standardisation; standardization.
- the thermometer needed calibration
- noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
- hebraic2/5
hebraic
Of or pertaining to the Hebrews, or to the language of the Hebrews.
- ibrd2/5
ibrd
- noun a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; World Bank.
- noun a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
- abbreviate2/5
abbreviate
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- sabres2/5
sabre
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
saber.
- noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
cavalry sword; saber.
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
- embroider2/5
embroider
- verb decorate with needlework
broider.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb decorate with needlework
- interbreeding2/5
interbreeding
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridizing; hybridisation; hybridization.
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
miscegenation; crossbreeding.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- embryonal2/5
embryonal
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
embryologic; embryonic.
- in the embryonic stage
- embryologic development
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
- airbrush2/5
airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- upbraided2/5
upbraid
- verb express criticism towards
reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- verb express criticism towards
- embroidering2/5
embroider
- verb decorate with needlework
broider.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb decorate with needlework
- icebreaker2/5
icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
iceboat.
- noun a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
- he told jokes as an icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- abridging2/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- gabbro2/5
gabbro
- noun one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
- noun one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
- thoroughbreds2/5
thoroughbred
- noun a well-bred person
- noun a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun a well-bred person
- imbricated2/5
imbricated
- adjective satellite used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
imbricate.
- verb place so as to overlap
imbricate.
- imbricate the roof tiles
- adjective satellite used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
- fibreglass2/5
fibreglass
- noun a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
fiberglass.
- noun a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
- myofibrils2/5
myofibril
- noun one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
myofibrilla; sarcostyle.
- noun one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
- upbraid2/5
upbraid
- verb express criticism towards
reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- verb express criticism towards
- embrasure2/5
embrasure
- noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
porthole; port.
- noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
- embrasures2/5
embrasure
- noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
porthole; port.
- noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
- hybridizing2/5
hybridizing
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridisation; interbreeding; hybridization.
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- crossbreeding2/5
crossbreeding
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossing; hybridizing; hybridisation; interbreeding; hybridization.
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
interbreeding; miscegenation.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- upbraiding2/5
upbraiding
- noun a severe scolding
going-over; dressing down; castigation; earful; bawling out; chewing out.
- verb express criticism towards
upbraid; reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- noun a severe scolding
- firebrands2/5
firebrand
- noun a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
brand.
- noun someone who deliberately foments trouble
inciter; instigator; instigant; provoker.
- she was the instigator of their quarrel
- noun a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
- inebriate2/5
inebriate
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- noun a chronic drinker
- airbrushed2/5
airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- hybridizations2/5
hybridization
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridizing; hybridisation; interbreeding.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- incumbrance2/5
incumbrance
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
encumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; onus; encumbrance; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- vertebrata2/5
vertebrata
(Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebræ, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.
- embryologic2/5
embryologic
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
embryonal; embryonic.
- in the embryonic stage
- embryologic development
- adjective satellite of an organism prior to birth or hatching
- icebreakers2/5
icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
iceboat.
- noun a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
- he told jokes as an icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- subrogated2/5
subrogate
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- hebraism2/5
hebraism
A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language. Addison.
- fabricates2/5
fabricate
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- alhambra2/5
alhambra
The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
- drawbridge2/5
drawbridge
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
lift bridge.
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
- northumbria2/5
northumbria
- noun an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
- noun an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
- abrogate2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- chateaubriand2/5
chateaubriand
- noun French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
Vicomte de Chateaubriand; Francois Rene Chateaubriand.
- noun a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
- noun French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
- defibrillator2/5
defibrillator
- noun an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
- noun an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
- malebranche2/5
malebranche
- noun French philosopher (1638-1715)
Nicolas de Malebranche.
- noun French philosopher (1638-1715)
- vibrator2/5
vibrator
- noun a mechanical device that vibrates
- a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound
- noun mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
- noun a mechanical device that vibrates
- defibrillation2/5
defibrillation
- noun treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
- noun treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
- vibrato2/5
vibrato
- noun (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
- noun (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
- footbridge2/5
footbridge
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
pedestrian bridge; overcrossing.
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
- hombres2/5
hombre
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
- cumbria2/5
cumbria
- noun a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
- noun a county of northwestern England
- noun a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
- fibrinolysis2/5
fibrinolysis
- noun a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
- drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically
- noun a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
- abruptness2/5
abruptness
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness; curtness; gruffness; brusqueness.
- noun the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
steepness; precipitousness.
- noun an abrupt discourteous manner
- mandelbrot2/5
mandelbrot
- noun French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)
Benoit Mandelbrot.
- noun French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)
- abridgment2/5
abridgment
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgement.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- sabra2/5
sabra
- noun a native-born Israeli
- noun a native-born Israeli
- sobriquet2/5
sobriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; nickname; soubriquet.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- umbrage2/5
umbrage
- noun a feeling of anger caused by being offended
offense; offence.
- he took offence at my question
- noun a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- lugubrious2/5
lugubrious
- adjective satellite excessively mournful
- adjective satellite excessively mournful
- beaverbrook2/5
beaverbrook
- noun British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
William Maxwell Aitken; 1st Baron Beaverbrook.
- noun British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
- salubrious2/5
salubrious
- adjective satellite promoting health; healthful
healthy; good for you.
- a healthy diet
- clean healthy air
- plenty of healthy sleep
- healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
- the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis
- carrots are good for you
- adjective satellite favorable to health of mind or body
- not the most salubrious campsite
- one of the less salubrious suburbs
- adjective satellite promoting health; healthful
- pawnbroker2/5
pawnbroker
- noun a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
- noun a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
- purebred2/5
purebred
- noun a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
thoroughbred; pureblood.
- adjective bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
- noun a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
- windbreaker2/5
windbreaker
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; parka; windcheater.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- hybridize2/5
hybridize
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- librettist2/5
librettist
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- abridgement2/5
abridgement
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgment.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- defibrillators2/5
defibrillator
- noun an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
- noun an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
- embroideries2/5
embroidery
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embellishment.
- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
- noun decorative needlework
fancywork.
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- muybridge2/5
muybridge
- noun United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)
Edward James Muggeridge; Eadweard Muybridge.
- noun United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)
- timbres2/5
timbre
- noun (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
quality; tone; timber.
- the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
- noun (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- gibran2/5
gibran
- noun United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931)
Kahlil Gibran.
- noun United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931)
- hybridoma2/5
hybridoma
- noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
- noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
- vibrators2/5
vibrator
- noun a mechanical device that vibrates
- a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound
- noun mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
- noun a mechanical device that vibrates
- fabricators2/5
fabricator
- noun someone who tells lies
fibber; storyteller.
- noun someone who tells lies
- lowbrow2/5
lowbrow
- noun a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
anti-intellectual; philistine.
- adjective satellite characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
uncultivated; lowbrowed.
- lowbrow tastes
- noun a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
- paintbrushes2/5
paintbrush
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- noun a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
- inebriation2/5
inebriation
- noun habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
alcoholism; drunkenness; alcohol addiction.
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
tipsiness; insobriety; drunkenness; inebriety; intoxication.
- noun habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
- vanbrugh2/5
vanbrugh
- noun English architect (1664-1726)
John Vanbrugh; Sir John Vanbrigh.
- noun English architect (1664-1726)
- fabricator2/5
fabricator
- noun someone who tells lies
fibber; storyteller.
- noun someone who tells lies
- imbrication2/5
imbrication
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
lapping; overlapping.
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
- abrogating2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- gemfibrozil2/5
gemfibrozil
- noun medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
Lopid.
- noun medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
- interbreed2/5
interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- greenbrier2/5
greenbrier
- noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
catbrier; horse brier; Smilax rotundifolia; briar; bullbrier; brier; horse-brier.
- noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
- embroil2/5
embroil
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- crossbred2/5
crossbred
- adjective bred from parents of different varieties or species
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- adjective bred from parents of different varieties or species
- debriefings2/5
debriefing
- noun report of a mission or task
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
debrief.
- The released hostages were debriefed
- noun report of a mission or task
- rebroadcast2/5
rebroadcast
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- verb broadcast again, as of a film
rerun.
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- ambrosial2/5
ambrosial
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
ambrosian; nectarous.
- a nectarous drink
- ambrosial food
- adjective satellite worthy of the gods
ambrosian.
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
- abrogates2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- housebreaking2/5
housebreaking
- noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
break-in; breaking and entering.
- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
house-train; housebreak.
- noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
- libreville2/5
libreville
- noun the capital of Gabon
capital of Gabon.
- noun the capital of Gabon
- pawnbrokers2/5
pawnbroker
- noun a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
- noun a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
- dermabrasion2/5
dermabrasion
- noun removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
- noun removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
- clofibrate2/5
clofibrate
- noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
Atromid-S.
- noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
- abrahams2/5
abraham
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
Ibrahim.
- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham
- noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- calabria2/5
calabria
- noun a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
- noun a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
- unbreakable2/5
unbreakable
- adjective impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
- unbreakable plastic dinnerwear
- adjective impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
- penumbra2/5
penumbra
- noun a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
- noun a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
- willebrand2/5
willebrand
- noun Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)
E. A. von Willebrand; Erik Adolf von Willebrand; von Willebrand; Erik von Willebrand.
- noun Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)
- opprobrium2/5
opprobrium
- noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
obloquy.
- noun a state of extreme dishonor
infamy.
- a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt
- the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city
- noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
- vibrancy2/5
vibrancy
- noun having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
ringing; sonorousness; plangency; reverberance; resonance; sonority.
- noun having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- algebraically2/5
algebraically
- adverb in an algebraic manner
- algebraically determined
- adverb in an algebraic manner
- stockbrokers2/5
stockbroker
- noun an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
- noun an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
- sombrero2/5
sombrero
- noun a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
- noun one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
- noun a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
- debrief2/5
debrief
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- The released hostages were debriefed
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- umbria2/5
umbria
- noun a mountainous region in central Italy
- noun a mountainous region in central Italy
- toothbrushes2/5
toothbrush
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun slang for a mustache
soup-strainer.
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- hairbrush2/5
hairbrush
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- backbreaking2/5
backbreaking
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
heavy; toilsome; grueling; punishing; operose; hard; arduous; gruelling; laborious.
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
- a grueling campaign
- hard labor
- heavy work
- heavy going
- spent many laborious hours on the project
- set a punishing pace
- adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- ebro2/5
ebro
- noun a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean
Ebro River.
- noun a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean
- umbra2/5
umbra
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- adumbrated2/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- oxbridge2/5
oxbridge
- noun general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- noun general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- imbroglio2/5
imbroglio
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
embroilment.
- noun a very embarrassing misunderstanding
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
- abruption2/5
abruption
- noun an instance of sudden interruption
breaking off.
- noun an instance of sudden interruption
- cambric2/5
cambric
- noun a finely woven white linen
- noun a finely woven white linen
- tobramycin2/5
tobramycin
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
Nebcin.
- noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
- redbrick2/5
redbrick
- adjective satellite of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
red-brick.
- adjective satellite of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
- debriefed2/5
debrief
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- The released hostages were debriefed
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- fimbriae2/5
fimbria
- noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
- noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
- abruzzi2/5
abruzzi
- noun a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
Abruzzi e Molise.
- noun a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
- manubrium2/5
manubrium
- noun the upper part of the breastbone
- noun the upper part of the breastbone
- libretti2/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- opprobrious2/5
opprobrious
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
abusive; scurrilous.
- adjective satellite (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
ignominious; shameful; inglorious; black; disgraceful.
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
- librettos2/5
libretto
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
- culebra2/5
culebra
- noun a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches
- noun a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches
- afebrile2/5
afebrile
- adjective having no fever
- adjective having no fever
- sweetbreads2/5
sweetbreads
- noun edible glands of an animal
sweetbread.
- noun edible glands of an animal
sweetbread.
- noun edible glands of an animal
- decerebrate2/5
decerebrate
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- abracadabra2/5
abracadabra
- noun gibberish and nonsense
- noun gibberish and nonsense
- niobrara2/5
niobrara
- noun a tributary of the Missouri River
Niobrara River.
- noun a tributary of the Missouri River
- prefabrication2/5
prefabrication
- noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
- noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
- fibrinous2/5
fibrinous
- adjective characterized by the presence of fibrin
- adjective characterized by the presence of fibrin
- myelofibrosis2/5
myelofibrosis
- noun fibrosis of the bone marrow
- noun fibrosis of the bone marrow
- cornbread2/5
cornbread
- noun bread made primarily of cornmeal
- noun bread made primarily of cornmeal
- candelabra2/5
candelabra
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
candelabrum.
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
candelabrum.
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
- cobras2/5
cobra
- noun venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
- noun venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
- hindbrain2/5
hindbrain
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
rhombencephalon.
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
- cambria2/5
cambria
The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.
- cumbrous2/5
cumbrous
- adjective satellite difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
cumbersome.
- a cumbersome piece of machinery
- cumbrous protective clothing
- adjective satellite difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
- stepbrother2/5
stepbrother
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
half brother; half-brother.
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
- fibrocartilage2/5
fibrocartilage
- noun cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
- noun cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
- neurofibromas2/5
neurofibroma
- noun tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
neurilemoma.
- noun tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
- neurofibroma2/5
neurofibroma
- noun tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
neurilemoma.
- noun tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
- celebrex2/5
celebrex
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
celecoxib.
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
- candelabrum2/5
candelabrum
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
candelabra.
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
- cabriolet2/5
cabriolet
- noun small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
cab.
- noun small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
- librium2/5
librium
- noun a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
Libritabs; chlordiazepoxide.
- noun a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
- hebridean2/5
hebridean
Of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of Scotland. --n. A native or inhabitant of the Hebrides.
- harebrained2/5
harebrained
- adjective satellite very foolish
insane; mad.
- harebrained ideas
- took insane risks behind the wheel
- a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
- adjective satellite very foolish
- penumbral2/5
penumbral
- adjective of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra
- adjective of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra
- neurofibromatosis2/5
neurofibromatosis
- noun autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
von Recklinghausen's disease.
- noun autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
- zebras2/5
zebra
- noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
- noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
- fibroma2/5
fibroma
- noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
- noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
- windbreak2/5
windbreak
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
shelterbelt.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- windbreaks2/5
windbreak
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
shelterbelt.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- shortbread2/5
shortbread
- noun very rich thick butter cookie
shortbread cookie.
- noun very rich thick butter cookie
- umbrian2/5
umbrian
- noun an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
- noun an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
- fibroids2/5
fibroid
- noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
fibroid tumor.
- noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
- unabridged2/5
unabridged
- noun a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
unabridged dictionary.
- adjective (used of texts) not shortened
- an unabridged novel
- noun a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
- fibroid2/5
fibroid
- noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
fibroid tumor.
- noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
- fibroadenoma2/5
fibroadenoma
- noun benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen
- noun benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen
- unbridgeable2/5
unbridgeable
- adjective not bridgeable
- a wide unbridgeable river
- unbridgeable generation gap
- adjective not bridgeable
- unbranched2/5
unbranched
- adjective satellite without branches
unbranching.
- a tree with an unbranched trunk
- adjective satellite without branches
- librairie2/5
librairie
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- cabral2/5
cabral
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- nonequilibrium2/5
- zebrafish2/5
- lombroso2/5
- fabre2/5
fabre
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- cambridgeshire2/5
- subregional2/5
- subregion2/5
subregion
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- gabriela2/5
gabriela
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- coimbra2/5
- fibrotic2/5
fibrotic
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- barbra2/5
barbra
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- fibrinolytic2/5
fibrinolytic
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- interlibrary2/5
interlibrary
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- lebrun2/5
- subregions2/5
subregions
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- cambrai2/5
- abrahamic2/5
abrahamic
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the .Abrachamic covenant
- labrum2/5
labrum
A lip or edge, as of a basin.
- ulbricht2/5
- rubra2/5
rubra
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- palabras2/5
- calabrese2/5
- tracheobronchial2/5
tracheobronchial
(Zoöl.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds.
- lethbridge2/5
- abri2/5
abri
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- palpebral2/5
palpebral
Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
- sherbrooke2/5
- northumbrian2/5
northumbrian
Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. --n. A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
- cerebri2/5
cerebri
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macbride
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abril
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- embryological2/5
embryological
(Biol.) Of or pertaining to embryology.
- ambrogio2/5
ambrogio
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- fibrillar2/5
fibrillar
Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, .fibrillar twitchings
- embrittlement2/5
- neurofibrillary2/5
- palabra2/5
palabra
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- celebre2/5
celebre
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- ombre2/5
ombre
(Zoöl.) A large Mediterranean food fish ( Umbrina cirrhosa ): -- called alsoumbra , andumbrine .
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trobriand
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- fibrocystic2/5
fibrocystic
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- cribriform2/5
cribriform
Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with hokes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; acribriform compress.
- libris2/5
libris
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fibrosarcoma
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hasbro
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- sombra2/5
sombra
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embryogenic
(Biol.) Pertaining to the development of an embryo.
- pseudomembranous2/5
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rubrum
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- glabra2/5
glabra
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- labral2/5
labral
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- cabrini2/5
cabrini
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- fibrillary2/5
fibrillary
Of of pertaining to fibrils.
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- fibro2/5
fibro
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- vibrantly2/5
vibrant
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
vivacious.
- a vibrant group that challenged the system
- a charming and vivacious hostess
- a vivacious folk dance
- adjective satellite of sounds that are strong and resonating
- the men's vibrant voices
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
- vibronic2/5
- abruptio2/5
abruptio
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- prevertebral2/5
prevertebral
(Anat.) Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal.
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- disequilibria2/5
disequilibria
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- debrecen2/5
- calibrator2/5
calibrator
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- calabrian2/5
calabrian
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- fibroblastic2/5
fibroblastic
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- debrided2/5
debrided
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- timbral2/5
- fibromatosis2/5
fibromatosis
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- fibrosing2/5
- fibrovascular2/5
fibrovascular
(Bot.) Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular.
- multivibrator2/5
multivibrator
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- myofibrillar2/5
- heilbronn2/5
heilbronn
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- recalibrate2/5
recalibrate
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- embryol2/5
embryol
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lawbreaking
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- intermembrane2/5
- quebrada2/5
quebrada
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- hasbrouck2/5
hasbrouck
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- remembrancer2/5
remembrancer
One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
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- equilibriums1/5
equilibrium
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical equilibrium.
- noun a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- equilibrates1/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- scabrous1/5
scabrous
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scurfy; leprose; lepidote; scaly.
- adjective satellite dealing with salacious or indecent material
- a scabrous novel
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
- abrading1/5
abrade
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; rub down.
- verb rub hard or scrub
scour.
- scour the counter tops
- verb wear away
- lawbreaker1/5
lawbreaker
- noun someone who violates the law
law offender; violator.
- noun someone who violates the law
- abrade1/5
abrade
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; rub down.
- verb rub hard or scrub
scour.
- scour the counter tops
- verb wear away
- lubricator1/5
lubricator
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
lubricant; lube; lubricating substance.
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- strikebreaker1/5
strikebreaker
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
scab; rat; blackleg.
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- lubricators1/5
lubricator
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
lubricant; lube; lubricating substance.
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- librae1/5
libra
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Balance.
- noun a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
- celebrators1/5
celebrator
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrant; celebrater.
- noun a person who is celebrating
- embrittled1/5
- embrittling1/5
- abrades1/5
abrade
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; rub down.
- verb rub hard or scrub
scour.
- scour the counter tops
- verb wear away
- celebrator1/5
celebrator
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrant; celebrater.
- noun a person who is celebrating
- embrittle1/5
embrittle
- verb make brittle
- verb make brittle
- incumbrances1/5
incumbrance
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
encumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; onus; encumbrance; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- abbreviating1/5
abbreviate
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- myofibril1/5
myofibril
- noun one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
myofibrilla; sarcostyle.
- noun one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
- ambrosian1/5
ambrosian
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
ambrosial; nectarous.
- a nectarous drink
- ambrosial food
- adjective of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose
- Ambrosian chants
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
- inebriates1/5
inebriate
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- noun a chronic drinker
- libration1/5
libration
- noun (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
- the libration of the moon
- noun (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
- heartbreaker1/5
heartbreaker
- noun a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
- noun a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
- noun a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
- delbruck1/5
delbruck
- noun United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)
Max Delbruck.
- noun United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)
- imbricate1/5
imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
- verb overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- upbraids1/5
upbraid
- verb express criticism towards
reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- verb express criticism towards
- unbraced1/5
unbraced
- adjective satellite without braces or props
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace; unlace.
- They untied the prisoner
- adjective satellite without braces or props
- abbreviates1/5
abbreviate
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- tiebreaker1/5
tiebreaker
- noun overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
- noun overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
- gabbros1/5
gabbro
- noun one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
- noun one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
- abrasiveness1/5
abrasiveness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
harshness; scratchiness.
- noun the quality of being sharply disagreeable
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- crossbreed1/5
crossbreed
- noun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
hybrid; cross.
- a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- noun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
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airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- canebrake1/5
canebrake
- noun a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
- noun a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
- abridges1/5
abridge
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb lessen, diminish, or curtail
- the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- upbringings1/5
upbringing
- noun properties acquired during a person's formative years
- noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
fostering; bringing up; rearing; nurture; fosterage; breeding; raising.
- they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
- noun properties acquired during a person's formative years
- calibrates1/5
calibrate
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- verb mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
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highbrow
- noun a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
- adjective satellite highly cultured or educated
highbrowed.
- highbrow events such as the ballet or opera
- a highbrowed literary critic
- noun a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
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inebriate
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- noun a chronic drinker
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housebreaker
- noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
cat burglar.
- noun a wrecker of houses
housewrecker.
- in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker
- noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
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heartbreaker
- noun a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
- noun a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
- noun a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
- embroiders1/5
embroider
- verb decorate with needlework
broider.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb decorate with needlework
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crossbreed
- noun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
hybrid; cross.
- a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- noun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
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canebrake
- noun a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
- noun a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
- housebreakers1/5
housebreaker
- noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
cat burglar.
- noun a wrecker of houses
housewrecker.
- in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker
- noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
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upbraiding
- noun a severe scolding
going-over; dressing down; castigation; earful; bawling out; chewing out.
- verb express criticism towards
upbraid; reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- noun a severe scolding
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sombreness
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
gloom; somberness.
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
- noun a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom; gloominess; somberness.
- noun a state of partial or total darkness
- scatterbrain1/5
scatterbrain
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
forgetful person.
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
- librations1/5
libration
- noun (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
- the libration of the moon
- noun (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
- airbrushes1/5
airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- embrowned1/5
embrown
- verb cause to darken
- verb make brown in color
brown.
- the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
- verb cause to darken
- imbrued1/5
imbrue
- verb permeate or impregnate
drench.
- The war drenched the country in blood
- verb permeate or impregnate
- zabrze1/5
zabrze
- noun an industrial city in southern Poland
- noun an industrial city in southern Poland
- stabroek1/5
stabroek
- noun port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana
Georgetown.
- the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812
- noun port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana
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rubricate
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
- She was rubricated by the pope
- verb furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
- the manuscript is not rubricated
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
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hebraism
- noun Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
Judaism; Jewish religion.
- noun Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
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sabre
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
saber.
- noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
cavalry sword; saber.
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
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fibrinolysin
- noun an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
plasmin.
- noun an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
- dobrich1/5
dobrich
- noun a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
Tolbukhin.
- noun a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
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opisthobranchia
(Zoöl.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
- abrader1/5
abrader
- noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
abradant.
- noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
- imbricating1/5
imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
- verb overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- abraders1/5
abrader
- noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
abradant.
- noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
- subrogate1/5
subrogate
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
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elasmobranchii
(Zoöl.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chimæra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.
- imbrue1/5
imbrue
- verb permeate or impregnate
drench.
- The war drenched the country in blood
- verb permeate or impregnate
- goldbricking1/5
goldbricking
- noun the evasion of work or duty
slacking; shirking; goofing off; soldiering.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the evasion of work or duty
- hybridisations1/5
hybridisation
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridizing; interbreeding; hybridization.
- noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- abrogations1/5
abrogation
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
repeal; annulment.
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- imbricates1/5
imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
- verb overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- goldbrick1/5
goldbrick
- noun a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
- noun an idle worthless person
no-account; good-for-naught; good-for-nothing; goof-off; ne'er-do-well.
- noun a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
- inebriety1/5
inebriety
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
tipsiness; insobriety; drunkenness; inebriation; intoxication.
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
- librettists1/5
librettist
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- noun author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
- embroiderers1/5
embroiderer
- noun someone who ornaments with needlework
- noun someone who ornaments with needlework
- hybridomas1/5
hybridoma
- noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
- noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
- homebrew1/5
homebrew
- noun an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
home brew.
- noun an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
- hybridised1/5
hybridise
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- outbred1/5
outbred
- adjective bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
- adjective bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
- adumbration1/5
adumbration
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
foreshadowing; prefiguration.
- noun a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- lucubrations1/5
lucubration
- noun a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
- noun laborious cogitation
- noun a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
- vibrios1/5
vibrio
- noun curved rodlike motile bacterium
vibrion.
- noun curved rodlike motile bacterium
- abreaction1/5
abreaction
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- gombrowicz1/5
gombrowicz
- noun Polish author (1904-1969)
Witold Gombrowicz.
- noun Polish author (1904-1969)
- abridgments1/5
abridgment
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgement.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- enbrel1/5
enbrel
- noun a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
etanercept.
- noun a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- hybridizes1/5
hybridize
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- footbridges1/5
footbridge
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
pedestrian bridge; overcrossing.
- noun a bridge designed for pedestrians
- algebraical1/5
algebraical
- adjective of or relating to algebra
algebraic.
- algebraic geometry
- adjective of or relating to algebra
- drawbridges1/5
drawbridge
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
lift bridge.
- noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
- soubrette1/5
soubrette
- noun a pert or flirtatious young girl
- noun a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
- noun a pert or flirtatious young girl
- misbranded1/5
misbranded
- adjective satellite branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
mislabeled.
- confiscated the misbranded drugs
- adjective satellite branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
- cerebration1/5
cerebration
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
thinking; mentation; thought; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
- embroiderer1/5
embroiderer
- noun someone who ornaments with needlework
- noun someone who ornaments with needlework
- fibrositis1/5
fibrositis
- noun inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
- noun inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
- dihybrid1/5
dihybrid
- noun a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
- noun a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
- interbred1/5
interbred
- adjective satellite bred of closely related parents
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- adjective satellite bred of closely related parents
- calibres1/5
calibre
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; quality.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
- noun diameter of a tube or gun barrel
bore; caliber; gauge.
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
- febrifuge1/5
febrifuge
- noun any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
antipyretic.
- noun any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
- jailbreak1/5
jailbreak
- noun an escape from jail
prison-breaking; break; breakout; prisonbreak; gaolbreak.
- the breakout was carefully planned
- noun an escape from jail
- labradors1/5
labrador
- noun the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
- noun the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
- microbrewery1/5
microbrewery
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- gabriels1/5
gabriel
- noun (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
- noun (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
- tracheobronchitis1/5
tracheobronchitis
- noun common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi
- noun common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi
- embroiling1/5
embroil
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- lubricious1/5
lubricious
- adjective satellite having a smooth or slippery quality
- the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious
- adjective satellite characterized by lust
lustful; prurient; salacious.
- eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
- her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
- prurient literature
- prurient thoughts
- a salacious rooster of a little man
- adjective satellite having a smooth or slippery quality
- abridgements1/5
abridgement
- noun a shortened version of a written work
capsule; condensation; abridgment.
- noun a shortened version of a written work
- hebraist1/5
hebraist
One versed in the Hebrew language and learning.
- nebraskan1/5
nebraskan
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
Cornhusker.
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
- soubriquet1/5
soubriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; sobriquet; nickname.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- monohybrid1/5
monohybrid
- noun a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
- noun a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
- windbreakers1/5
windbreaker
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; parka; windcheater.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- hebraists1/5
hebraist
- noun linguist specializing in the Hebrew language
- noun linguist specializing in the Hebrew language
- adumbrations1/5
adumbration
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
foreshadowing; prefiguration.
- noun a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- powerbrokers1/5
powerbroker
- noun a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
power broker.
- a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it
- noun a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
- nebraskans1/5
nebraskan
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
Cornhusker.
- noun a native or resident of Nebraska
- embracement1/5
embracement
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embrace; embracing.
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- combretum1/5
combretum
- noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
- noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
- laryngotracheobronchitis1/5
laryngotracheobronchitis
- noun inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways
- noun inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways
- sobriquets1/5
sobriquet
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
moniker; cognomen; byname; nickname; soubriquet.
- Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
- Henry's nickname was Slim
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- handbreadth1/5
handbreadth
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
handsbreadth.
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
- purebreds1/5
purebred
- noun a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
thoroughbred; pureblood.
- adjective bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
- noun a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
- clubroom1/5
clubroom
- noun a room used for the activities of a club
- noun a room used for the activities of a club
- microbreweries1/5
microbrewery
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- colubridae1/5
colubridae
- noun nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
family Colubridae.
- noun nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
- gibraltarians1/5
gibraltarian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
- adjective of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants
- Gibraltarian customs office
- noun a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
- hairsbreadth1/5
hairsbreadth
- noun a very small distance or space
hair; hair's-breadth; whisker.
- they escaped by a hair's-breadth
- they lost the election by a whisker
- noun a very small distance or space
- unbraided1/5
- handbreadths1/5
handbreadth
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
handsbreadth.
- noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
- unbrushed1/5
unbrushed
- adjective satellite (of hair or clothing) not brushed
- snarled unbrushed hair
- the suit was wrinkled and unbrushed, as if it had been slept in
- adjective satellite (of hair or clothing) not brushed
- fingerbreadths1/5
fingerbreadth
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
finger's breadth; digit; finger.
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- sabras1/5
- jawbreaker1/5
jawbreaker
- noun a large round hard candy
- noun a word that is hard to pronounce
- noun a large round hard candy
- labrouste1/5
labrouste
- noun French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)
Henri Labrouste.
- noun French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)
- combretaceae1/5
combretaceae
- noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
family Combretaceae; combretum family.
- noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
- hybridise1/5
hybridise
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- slumbrous1/5
slumbrous
- adjective satellite quiet and tranquil
slumberous.
- a slumberous June morning
- adjective satellite inclined to or marked by drowsiness
slumbery; somnolent; slumberous.
- slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes
- `slumbery' is archaic
- the sound had a somnolent effect
- adjective satellite quiet and tranquil
- tenebrionidae1/5
tenebrionidae
- noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
family Tenebrionidae.
- noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
- gibraltarian1/5
gibraltarian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
- adjective of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants
- Gibraltarian customs office
- noun a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
- imbrications1/5
imbrication
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
lapping; overlapping.
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
- hybridising1/5
hybridise
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- labridae1/5
labridae
- noun wrasses
family Labridae.
- noun wrasses
- rebroadcasts1/5
rebroadcast
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- verb broadcast again, as of a film
rerun.
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- algebraist1/5
algebraist
- noun a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
- noun a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
- birdbrain1/5
birdbrain
- noun a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
loon; addle-head; addlehead.
- noun a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
- algebraists1/5
algebraist
- noun a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
- noun a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
- vibraphonist1/5
vibraphonist
- noun a musician who plays the vibraphone
vibist.
- noun a musician who plays the vibraphone
- clubrooms1/5
clubroom
- noun a room used for the activities of a club
- noun a room used for the activities of a club
- jawbreakers1/5
jawbreaker
- noun a large round hard candy
- noun a word that is hard to pronounce
- noun a large round hard candy
- abramis1/5
abramis
- noun European fishes
genus Abramis.
- noun European fishes
- powerbroker1/5
powerbroker
- noun a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
power broker.
- a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it
- noun a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
- embroils1/5
embroil
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- scombridae1/5
scombridae
- noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
family Scombridae.
- noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
- februarys1/5
february
- noun the month following January and preceding March
Feb.
- noun the month following January and preceding March
- insobriety1/5
insobriety
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
tipsiness; drunkenness; inebriety; inebriation; intoxication.
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
- groundbreaker1/5
groundbreaker
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
pioneer; trailblazer; innovator.
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- colubrina1/5
colubrina
- noun mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits
genus Colubrina.
- noun mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits
- cuterebra1/5
cuterebra
- noun type genus of the Cuterebridae
genus Cuterebra.
- noun type genus of the Cuterebridae
- crackbrained1/5
crackbrained
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
idiotic.
- an idiotic idea
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
- fingerbreadth1/5
fingerbreadth
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
finger's breadth; digit; finger.
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- fimbriate1/5
fimbriate
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- lambrequin1/5
lambrequin
- noun a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
- noun short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
- noun a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
- lucubration1/5
lucubration
- noun a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
- noun laborious cogitation
- noun a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
- membracidae1/5
membracidae
- noun plant hoppers: treehoppers
family Membracidae.
- noun plant hoppers: treehoppers
- lowbrows1/5
lowbrow
- noun a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
anti-intellectual; philistine.
- adjective satellite characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
uncultivated; lowbrowed.
- lowbrow tastes
- noun a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
- abreactions1/5
abreaction
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- sombreros1/5
sombrero
- noun one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
- noun a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
- noun one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
- lubricity1/5
lubricity
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lasciviousness; prurience; carnality.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- flatbread1/5
flatbread
- noun any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
- noun any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
- fimbria1/5
fimbria
- noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
- noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
- fibreoptic1/5
fibreoptic
- adjective of or relating to fiber optics
fiber-optic; fibre-optic; fiberoptic.
- adjective of or relating to fiber optics
- chambray1/5
chambray
- noun a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
- noun a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
- sambre1/5
sambre
- noun a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur
Sambre River.
- noun a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur
- sombrely1/5
sombrely
- adverb in a somber manner
somberly.
- `That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly
- adverb in a somber manner
- vibraphone1/5
vibraphone
- noun a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
vibraharp; vibes.
- noun a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
- salubrity1/5
salubrity
- noun the quality of being salubrious and invigorating
salubriousness.
- noun the quality of being salubrious and invigorating
- theobroma1/5
theobroma
(Bot.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao .
- adumbrate1/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- adumbrates1/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- firebreak1/5
firebreak
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
fireguard.
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- embryologist1/5
embryologist
- noun a physician who specializes in embryology
- noun a physician who specializes in embryology
- insalubrious1/5
insalubrious
- adjective satellite detrimental to health
unhealthful; unhealthy.
- adjective satellite detrimental to health
- umbrageous1/5
umbrageous
- adjective satellite filled with shade
shady; shadowy; shadowed.
- the shady side of the street
- the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
- we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
- cool umbrageous woodlands
- adjective satellite angered at something unjust or wrong
outraged; incensed; indignant.
- an indignant denial
- incensed at the judges' unfairness
- a look of outraged disbelief
- umbrageous at the loss of their territory
- adjective satellite filled with shade
- scatterbrained1/5
scatterbrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; rattlepated.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy
flighty; flyaway; head-in-the-clouds.
- flighty young girls
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- vibrissae1/5
vibrissa
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
whisker; sensory hair.
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- embryologists1/5
embryologist
- noun a physician who specializes in embryology
- noun a physician who specializes in embryology
- firebrick1/5
firebrick
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- hairbrushes1/5
hairbrush
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- noun a brush used to groom a person's hair
- sweetbread1/5
sweetbread
- noun edible glands of an animal
sweetbreads.
- noun edible glands of an animal
- lugubriously1/5
lugubriously
- adverb in a sorrowful lugubrious manner
- his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion
- adverb in a sorrowful lugubrious manner
- strikebreaking1/5
strikebreaking
- noun confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
- noun confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
- firebreaks1/5
firebreak
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
fireguard.
- noun a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- bottlebrush1/5
bottlebrush
- noun a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
- noun a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
- dobra1/5
dobra
- noun the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
- noun the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
- fibrillations1/5
fibrillation
- noun muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- noun act or process of forming fibrils
- noun muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- penumbras1/5
penumbra
- noun a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
- noun a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
- embroilment1/5
embroilment
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
imbroglio.
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
- defibrillate1/5
defibrillate
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- sauerbraten1/5
sauerbraten
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- mesembryanthemum1/5
mesembryanthemum
(Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and feshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.
- atabrine1/5
atabrine
- noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
quinacrine hydrochloride; quinacrine; mepacrine.
- noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
- adumbrating1/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- vertebras1/5
vertebra
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- umbrae1/5
umbra
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- flatbreads1/5
flatbread
- noun any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
- noun any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
- debriefs1/5
debrief
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- The released hostages were debriefed
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
- underbred1/5
underbred
- adjective satellite (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
bounderish; rude; yokelish; ill-bred; lowbred.
- adjective satellite of inferior or mixed breed
- an underbred dog
- adjective satellite (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- semibreve1/5
semibreve
- noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
whole note.
- noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
- rebroadcasting1/5
rebroadcast
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- verb broadcast again, as of a film
rerun.
- noun a broadcast that repeated at a later time
- imbroglios1/5
imbroglio
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
embroilment.
- noun a very embarrassing misunderstanding
- noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
- embrocation1/5
embrocation
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
liniment.
- noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
- firebricks1/5
firebrick
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- noun brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
- vibramycin1/5
vibramycin
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
doxycycline.
- Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline
- noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
- vibrissa1/5
vibrissa
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
whisker; sensory hair.
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- semibreves1/5
semibreve
- noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
whole note.
- noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
- fibrinopeptide1/5
fibrinopeptide
- noun peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
- noun peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
- colubrid1/5
colubrid
- noun mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
colubrid snake.
- noun mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
- umbras1/5
umbra
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
- weighbridge1/5
weighbridge
- noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
- noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
- debridements1/5
debridement
- noun surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
- noun surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
- balbriggan1/5
balbriggan
- noun a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
- noun a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
- housebreak1/5
housebreak
- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
house-train.
- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
- insalubrity1/5
insalubrity
- noun the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating
insalubriousness.
- noun the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating
- defibrinated1/5
- colubrids1/5
colubrid
- noun mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
colubrid snake.
- noun mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
- gasherbrum1/5
gasherbrum
- noun a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
- noun a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
- cambrics1/5
cambric
- noun a finely woven white linen
- noun a finely woven white linen
- nailbrush1/5
nailbrush
- noun a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
- noun a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
- carpobrotus1/5
carpobrotus
- noun a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus
genus Carpobrotus.
- noun a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus
- defibrillated1/5
defibrillate
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- fibrinopeptides1/5
fibrinopeptide
- noun peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
- noun peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
- defibrillating1/5
defibrillate
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- rembrandtesque1/5
rembrandtesque
- adjective in the manner of Rembrandt
- adjective in the manner of Rembrandt
- gambrel1/5
gambrel
- noun a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
gambrel roof.
- noun a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
- candelabras1/5
candelabra
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
candelabrum.
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
candelabrum.
- noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
- timbrel1/5
timbrel
- noun small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
- noun small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
- stepbrothers1/5
stepbrother
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
half brother; half-brother.
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
- heartbreaks1/5
heartbreak
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; heartache; brokenheartedness.
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- tenebrous1/5
tenebrous
- adjective satellite dark and gloomy
tenebrious; tenebrific.
- a tenebrous cave
- adjective satellite dark and gloomy
- timbrels1/5
timbrel
- noun small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
- noun small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
- nutbrown1/5
nutbrown
- adjective satellite of the color of nuts
- nutbrown hair
- adjective satellite of the color of nuts
- tumbril1/5
tumbril
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
tumbrel.
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
- pibroch1/5
pibroch
- noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
- noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
- tumbrils1/5
tumbril
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
tumbrel.
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
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sweetbriar
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
sweetbrier; briar; Rosa eglanteria; brier; eglantine.
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- scombroid1/5
scombroid
- noun important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
scombroid fish.
- noun important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
- fibrillated1/5
fibrillate
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- His heart fibrillated and he died
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- fibrillating1/5
fibrillate
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- His heart fibrillated and he died
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- sweetbrier1/5
sweetbrier
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
briar; sweetbriar; Rosa eglanteria; brier; eglantine.
- noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- tumbrel1/5
tumbrel
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
tumbril.
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
- cabriolets1/5
cabriolet
- noun small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
cab.
- noun small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
- newsbreak1/5
newsbreak
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news bulletin; flash; newsflash.
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
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newsbreak
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news bulletin; flash; newsflash.
- noun a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- tumbrels1/5
tumbrel
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
tumbril.
- noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
- fibrillate1/5
fibrillate
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- His heart fibrillated and he died
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
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fibreboard
- noun wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets
particle board; fiberboard.
- noun wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets
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elasmobranch
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
selachian.
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
- fibromas1/5
fibroma
- noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
- noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
- fibrocartilaginous1/5
fibrocartilaginous
- adjective of or relating to fibrocartilage
- adjective of or relating to fibrocartilage
- elasmobranch1/5
elasmobranch
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
selachian.
- noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
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nudibranch
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
sea slug.
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
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nudibranch
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
sea slug.
- noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
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umbrian
- noun an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
- noun an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
- cerebrally1/5
cerebrally
- adverb in an intellectual manner
- cerebrally active
- adverb in the brain
- bleeding cerebrally
- adverb in an intellectual manner
- tenebrionid1/5
tenebrionid
- noun sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
darkling groung beetle; darkling beetle.
- noun sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
- pembrokes1/5
pembroke
- noun the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
Pembroke Welsh corgi.
- noun the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
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afibrinogenemia
- noun the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
- noun the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
- shortbreads1/5
shortbread
- noun very rich thick butter cookie
shortbread cookie.
- noun very rich thick butter cookie
- redbreast1/5
redbreast
- noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
robin redbreast; Erithacus rubecola; Old World robin; robin.
- noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
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flybridge
- noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
flying bridge; fly bridge; monkey bridge.
- noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
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redbreast
- noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
robin redbreast; Erithacus rubecola; Old World robin; robin.
- noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
- unbranded1/5
unbranded
- adjective not marked with a brand
- unbranded cattle
- adjective not marked with a brand
- housebroken1/5
housebroken
- adjective satellite (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
house-trained.
- housebroken pets
- `house-trained' is chiefly British
- adjective satellite (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
- unlubricated1/5
unlubricated
- adjective not lubricated
ungreased.
- adjective not lubricated
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- costovertebral1/5
- subreport1/5
subreport
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- zeebrugge1/5
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- libraire1/5
libraire
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- cumbrian1/5
cumbrian
Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.
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hybrida
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- vibrationally1/5
vibrational
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by vibration
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by vibration
- fibrillin1/5
- cantabrian1/5
cantabrian
Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.
- dobro1/5
dobro
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- handbrake1/5
handbrake
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- cimbri1/5
cimbri
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- halfbreed1/5
halfbreed
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- donnybrook1/5
donnybrook
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- hairbreadth1/5
hairbreadth
The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch. Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss. Judg. xx. 16
- fabrique1/5
fabric
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; cloth; material.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- noun the underlying structure
framework.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- antebrachial1/5
- lumbricoides1/5
lumbricoides
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- fibroplasia1/5
- toothbrushing1/5
toothbrush
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun slang for a mustache
soup-strainer.
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- theobromine1/5
theobromine
(Chem.) An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2 , homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (fromTheobroma Cacao ) as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called alsodimethyl xanthine .
- nonbreeding1/5
- fabricant1/5
fabricant
One who fabricates; a manufacturer. Simmonds.
- palpebrae1/5
- heartbreakingly1/5
heartbreaking
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
grievous; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
- decembrists1/5
- hybris1/5
- ignimbrite1/5
ignimbrite
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- ombres1/5
ombre
(Zoöl.) A large Mediterranean food fish ( Umbrina cirrhosa ): -- called alsoumbra , andumbrine .
- calibrators1/5
calibrators
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- northumbrians1/5
northumbrian
Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. --n. A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
- decembrist1/5
decembrist
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- kirkcudbright1/5
kirkcudbright
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abbrev
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- coracobrachialis1/5
- inbreds1/5
inbred
- adjective produced by inbreeding
- adjective satellite normally existing at birth
connatural; inborn.
- mankind's connatural sense of the good
- adjective produced by inbreeding
- peribronchial1/5
- lumbrical1/5
lumbrical
(Anat.) Resembling a worm; --as, the .lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feetn. A lumbrical muscle.
- celebres1/5
celebres
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- cumbre1/5
cumbre
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- embryoid1/5
embryoid
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- rubrospinal1/5
- microfibril1/5
microfibril
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- stockbroking1/5
stockbroking
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- umbral1/5
umbral
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- abraxas1/5
abraxas
A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
- eyebright1/5
eyebright
(Bot.) A small annual plant ( Euphrasia officinalis ), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye.
- membrana1/5
membrana
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- rebreather1/5
rebreather
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- fimbrial1/5
- hydrobromide1/5
hydrobromide
(Chem.) A compound of hydrobromic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base. analogous to hydrochloride or hydriodide
- orebro1/5
- hambro1/5
hambro
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- lumbricals1/5
lumbrical
(Anat.) Resembling a worm; --as, the .lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feetn. A lumbrical muscle.
- cabriole1/5
cabriole
(Man.) A curvet; a leap. See Capriole .The cabrioles which his charger exhibited. Sir W. Scott.
- fibroin1/5
fibroin
(Chem.) A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass.
- vallombrosa1/5
- tenebrae1/5
tenebrae
(R. C. Ch.) The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days.
- dibromide1/5
- embryologically1/5
embryological
(Biol.) Of or pertaining to embryology.
- subrange1/5
subrange
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- imbrium1/5
imbrium
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- nonbreaching1/5
- wellbred1/5
wellbred
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- angiofibroma1/5
angiofibroma
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- lumbricus1/5
lumbricus
(Zoöl.) A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochæta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm .
- embryonated1/5
embryonated
(Biol.) In the state of, or having, an embryonal.
- ignimbrites1/5
- colibri1/5
- craniovertebral1/5
- imbricata1/5
imbricata
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- subalgebra1/5
subalgebra
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- fibrocytes1/5
- elbrus1/5
elbrus
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- lebrecht1/5
lebrecht
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- libran1/5
libran
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- extracerebral1/5
- gabbroic1/5
gabbroic
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- standardbred1/5
standardbred
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- abrazo1/5
abrazo
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- interbranch1/5
interbranch
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- postembryonic1/5
- shewbread1/5
shewbread
See Showbread .
- fibrofatty1/5
- fimbriated1/5
fimbriate
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- unbridged1/5
unbridged
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- starbright1/5
- pseudomembrane1/5
pseudomembrane
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- hybridism1/5
hybridism
The state or quality of being hybrid.
- cerebritis1/5
cerebritis
(Med.) Inflammation of the cerebrum.
- hydrobromic1/5
hydrobromic
(Chem.) Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, .hydrobromic acid
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- labradorite1/5
labradorite
(Min.) A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar .
- quebracho1/5
quebracho
(Bot.) A Chilian apocynaceous tree ( J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).Aspidosperma Quebracho ); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn&oe;a of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called alsowhite quebracho , to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii ) whose bark is said to have similar properties.
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labrum
A lip or edge, as of a basin.
- misbranding1/5
- subrule1/5
subrule
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- febres1/5
- uncelebrated1/5
uncelebrated
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microfibrillar
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- pawnbroking1/5
pawnbroking
The business of a pawnbroker.
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- bitterbrush1/5
- unbreachable1/5
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charbroiled
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- dannebrog1/5
dannebrog
The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown.
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vibrometer
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lollobrigida
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showbread
(Jewish Antiq.) Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number, represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. Written also Mark ii. 26.shewbread .
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- débris1/5
débris
(Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
- ambrotype1/5
ambrotype
(Photog.) A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.
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- vibrance1/5
vibrance
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- embraceable1/5
embraceable
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- fibred1/5
fibred
Having fibers; made up of fibers.
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hybridus
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- whimbrel1/5
whimbrel
(Zoöl) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phæopus), called also Jack curlew ,half curlew ,stone curlew , andtang whaup . See Illustration inAppendix .
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encumbrancer
(Law) Same as Incumbrancer .
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- wonderbra1/5
wonderbra
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- rebrand1/5
rebrand
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- fibra1/5
fibra
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fimbriata
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labrusca
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- fibration1/5
fibration
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- fabricants1/5
fabricant
One who fabricates; a manufacturer. Simmonds.
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rubrica
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membraneous
See Membranous .
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calbraith
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abrasive
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
abradant; abrasive material.
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
scratchy.
- noun a substance that abrades or wears down
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rubripes
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- tenebrio1/5
tenebrio
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crispbread
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- fibrine1/5
fibrine
Belonging to the fibers of plants.
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- inbreaking1/5
inbreaking
A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
- abrin1/5
abrin
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unabbreviated
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highbred
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- inbreath1/5
inbreath
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ambrotype
(Photog.) A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.
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polyembryony
(Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
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nonabrasive
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homebred
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codebreaker
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umbriel
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concelebrate
To celebrate together. Obs. Holland.
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lugubris
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cembra
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lambrusco
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epibranchial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. --n. An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
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- microbrew1/5
microbrew
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subbranches
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intercostobrachial
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cerebroside
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clubroot
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- sombres1/5
sombre
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
sober; somber; drab.
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
- adjective satellite grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy; somber.
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
- adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
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- overbreak1/5
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lubra
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embryogeny
(Biol.) The production and development of an embryo.
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concelebration
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cimbrian
Of or pertaining to the Cimbri. --n. One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric .
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vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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unbruised
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inbreathing
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unbrotherly
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hybridizer
One who hybridizes.
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subbranch
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zambra
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hypobranchial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch. --n. A hypobranchial bone or cartilage.
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sisymbrium
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hybridum
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gabriello
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crossbred
- adjective bred from parents of different varieties or species
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- adjective bred from parents of different varieties or species
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equilibrial
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- bdellovibrio1/5
- outbreaking1/5
outbreak
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
eruption; irruption.
- the outbreak of hostilities
- noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- aumbry1/5
- labret1/5
labret
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- coxcombry1/5
coxcombry
The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
- cerebrale1/5
cerebrale
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- obrok1/5
- blackbrush1/5
- homebrewed1/5
homebrew
- noun an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
home brew.
- noun an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
- invertebrata1/5
invertebrata
(Zoöl.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.
- hyobranchial1/5
- subreption1/5
subreption
The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. Bp. Hall.
- interpalpebral1/5
- standardbreds1/5
- sunbright1/5
- calabrians1/5
- polyembryonic1/5
polyembryonic
(Bot.) Polyembryonate.
- remembrancers1/5
remembrancer
One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
- rubrication1/5
- foulbrood1/5
- fibrescope1/5
- rubrical1/5
rubrical
That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. Hence, specifically:(a) A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when printed in red. (b) (Law books) The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters. Bell.(c) (Liturgies) The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural .All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics. Hook.
(d) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed . Cowper.Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity. De Quincey.
- proembryo1/5
proembryo
(Bot.) (a) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. (b) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the .proembryo , or protonema, of mosses
- lumbricales1/5
- osteofibrous1/5
- intravertebral1/5
- neurofibrils1/5
- concelebrants1/5
- abris1/5
abris
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- stockbrokerage1/5
stockbrokerage
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- lowenbrau1/5
lowenbrau
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- prosobranch1/5
prosobranch
(Zoöl.) One of the Prosobranchiata.
- disequilibration1/5
- abrash1/5
- intracerebrally1/5
- decerebration1/5
- fibronectins1/5
- subrational1/5
- inbreed1/5
inbreed
To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.
- libratory1/5
libratory
Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.
- sabreur1/5
- glabrum1/5
glabrum
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- whiskbroom1/5
- unbrokenly1/5
unbroken
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- cars in an unbroken procession
- the unbroken quiet of the afternoon
- adjective satellite not subdued or trained for service or use
- unbroken colts
- adjective marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
- librairies1/5
- ambrette1/5
- sabretooth1/5
- abrotanum1/5
abrotanum
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- cerebriform1/5
cerebriform
Like the brain in form or substance.
- zebrina1/5
- abreactive1/5
- hebrideans1/5
hebridean
- adjective of or relating to the Hebrides
- adjective of or relating to the Hebrides
- cimbric1/5
cimbric
Pertaining to the Cimbri, an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany. --n. The language of the Cimbri.
- membranaceous1/5
membranaceous
Same as Arbuthnot.Membranous .
- cybrid1/5
cybrid
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- vibratile1/5
vibratile
Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the .vibratile organs of insects
- hybridizer1/5
hybridize
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
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- unbreathing1/5
- tribromide1/5
- buckbrush1/5
- spoonbread1/5
- ghebre1/5
ghebre
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- pebrine1/5
pebrine
An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood.
- tiebreaking1/5
- embryophytes1/5
- alumbrado1/5
alumbrado
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- ambrosioides1/5
ambrosioides
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- opisthobranchs1/5
- ambry1/5
ambry
In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.
- trihybrid1/5
trihybrid
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- tribrach1/5
tribrach
(Gr. & L. Pros.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, .mèlìus
- subrules1/5
subrules
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- glabripennis1/5
glabripennis
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- lubras1/5
- cantabrica1/5
cantabrica
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- scombrus1/5
scombrus
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- abrazos1/5
- nonbreeders1/5
- hypobromite1/5
- equilibrant1/5
- postbreeding1/5
- cervicobrachial1/5
- shipbrokers1/5
- imbruted1/5
imbrute
To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal. And mixed with bestial slime, THis essence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton.
- opisthobranch1/5
opisthobranch
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- lubrica1/5
lubrica
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- tabrets1/5
- stockbreeders1/5
stockbreeders
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- libriform1/5
libriform
(Bot.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber. Goodale.
- fibrinopurulent1/5
- nonfibrous1/5
- shipbreaking1/5
- antebrachium1/5
- unfabricated1/5
- embryons1/5
- ceratobranchial1/5
ceratobranchial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch. --n. A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage.
- unbracketed1/5
- cwmbran1/5
- shipbroker1/5
shipbroker
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- fibroadipose1/5
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