English words: brachysyllabic to Brahmanically
300 English words, part 108 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.
English words brachysyllabic to Brahmanically
- brachysyllabic adjective /ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/: Having few syllables.
- brachysyndactyly noun: Unusual shortness of the fingers or toes combined with the presence of webs between some digits
- brachytelephalangia noun: Alternative form of brachytelephalangy.
- brachytelephalangic adjective: Relating to brachytelephalangy
- brachytelephalangy noun: Unusually short length of the distal phalanges.
- brachytherapeutic adjective: Relating to brachytherapy.
- brachytherapist noun: One who carries out brachytherapy.
- brachytherapy noun /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/: Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam...
- brachythoracid noun: Any extinct placoderm of the suborder Brachythoraci
- brachytmema noun: A disc-shaped cell which by its rupture sets free a gemma in bryophytes.
- brachytypous adjective: Of a short form.
- brachyural adjective: Of or relating to the Brachyura.
- brachyuran adjective, noun /ˌbɹæk.iˈjʊə.ɹən/: Of or pertaining to true crabs.
- brachyuranic adjective: Synonym of brachyuran.
- brachyuric adjective: Exhibiting brachyury; having an abnormally short tail.
- brachyurous adjective: brachyural
- brachyury noun: The presence of an abnormally short tail in some animals as a result of a genetic mutation.
- braciform adjective: Having a branched structure (somewhat resembling lungs)
- bracing adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/: Invigorating or stimulating.
- bracingly adverb: In a bracing manner
- bracingness noun: The quality of being bracing.
- braciola noun: A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
- braciole noun: Synonym of braciola.
- brack adjective, noun /bɹæk/: Salty or brackish water.
- brackebuschite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
- Brackeen proper noun: A surname.
- bracken noun /ˈbɹækən/: Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
- Brackenbury proper noun: A surname.
- brackened adjective: Covered in bracken.
- Brackenridge proper noun /ˈbɹækənɹɪd͡ʒ/: A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- brackeny adjective: Covered in bracken.
- bracket noun, verb /ˈbɹækɪt/: A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- bracket buster noun: An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.
- bracket clock noun: A small pendulum clock mounted on a wall bracket to allow room for its hanging weight.
- bracket creep noun: The move towards increased taxation when an inflation adjustment to a wage or salary pushes a taxpayer into a higher tax bracket (or, in a progressive...
- bracket fungus noun: Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets.
- bracket race noun: An individual race in bracket racing.
- bracket racer noun: A vehicle used in bracket racing.
- bracket racing noun: A form of drag racing that allows for a handicap between the predicted elapsed time of the two cars over a standard distance.
- bracketed adjective, verb: Containing brackets
- bracketer noun: A program or algorithm that breaks down natural language into certain grammatical components.
- bracketing noun, verb: A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
- bracketless adjective: Without brackets (in various senses).
- bracketlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bracket.
- bracketologist noun: One who engages in bracketology.
- bracketology noun: The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets.
- bracketry noun /ˈbɹæ.kə.tɹi/: The mounting hardware used to hold one part to another, typically consisting of stamped metal pieces that make up the actual bracket, and any other bolts,...
- brackett noun: Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
- bracketwise adverb: In terms of brackets (in various senses).
- brackety adjective: Resembling or containing brackets (the typographical symbols).
- Brackin proper noun: A surname.
- brackish adjective /ˈbɹækɪʃ/: Of water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- brackish water noun: Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.
- brackishly adverb: In a brackish way.
- brackishness noun: Distastefulness; unpleasantness.
- brackishwater noun: Alternative form of brackish water.
- Brackley proper noun /ˈbɹæk.li/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire...
- Brackman proper noun: A surname.
- brackmard noun: Alternative form of braquemard (“type of sword”).
- Bracknell proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8669).
- bracky adjective: brackish
- braconid noun: Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
- braconine noun: Any braconid parasitoid wasps of the subfamily Braconinae
- braconniere noun /ˌbɹækənˈjɛɚ/: Alternative form of braconniere.
- bracovirus noun: Any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids.
- bract noun: A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
- bractea noun: Alternative form of bract.
- bracteal adjective: Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
- bracteate adjective, noun /ˈbɹaktiːət/: Having bracts.
- bracteately adverb: In a bracteate fashion.
- bracted adjective: Having bracts.
- bracteiferous adjective: Alternative form of bractiferous.
- bracteola noun: Alternative form of bracteole.
- bracteolar adjective: Relating to bracteoles.
- bracteolate adjective: Having bracteoles.
- bracteole noun: A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
- bracteopetal noun: A petal that is derived from a modified bract
- bracteopetaloid adjective: Relating to bracteopetals
- bracteose adjective: Having (many) bracts.
- bractiferous adjective: Bearing bracts.
- bractiform adjective: Having the form of a bract
- bractless adjective: Without bracts.
- bractlet noun: A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
- bractlike adjective: Having the form or other qualities of a bract.
- Bracy proper noun: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- brad noun, verb /bɹad/: A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an...
- Brad as Pitt adjective: Mad as shit.
- Brad Pittesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of American actor and film producer William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963).
- bradaczekite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic dark blue mineral containing arsenic, copper, oxygen, sodium, and zinc.
- bradavidin noun: Any of a group of homotetrameric biotin-binding proteins found in bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium
- bradawl noun /ˈbɹædɔːl/: An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
- Bradberry proper noun: A surname.
- Bradbrook proper noun: A surname.
- Bradburian adjective: Of or pertaining to Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American writer of fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery stories.
- Bradburn proper noun: A surname.
- Bradbury noun: A British banknote issued during WW I in denominations of £1 or 10 shillings.
- Bradburyan adjective: Alternative form of Bradburian.
- Bradburyesque adjective: Synonym of Bradburian (“of or pertaining to Ray Bradbury”).
- Bradburyian adjective: Alternative form of Bradburian.
- Bradburyish adjective: Synonym of Bradburian (“of or pertaining to Ray Bradbury”).
- braddah noun: Alternative form of brother.
- Braddock proper noun /ˈbɹædək/: A surname.
- Braddon proper noun /ˈbɹædən/: A surname.
- Braddonian adjective /bɹædˈdəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915), British popular novelist of the Victorian era.
- Braddy proper noun: A surname.
- Braden proper noun /ˈbɹeɪdən/: A surname from Irish.
- bradenhead noun: In oil well drilling, a metal head screwed into the top of the casing, having the inner pipe projecting up through it, packed with rubber or similar, and...
- Bradenton proper noun /ˈbɹeɪdəntən/: A city, the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States.
- Brader proper noun: A surname.
- Bradfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6072).
- Bradfieldian noun: A pupil of Bradfield College, England.
- Bradford noun /ˈbɹædfəɹd/: A shaken martini.
- Bradford assay noun: An assay that quantifies protein concentration using color changes.
- Bradford Hill criteria noun: A group of nine principles, widely used in public health research, that can be useful in establishing epidemiologic evidence of a causal relationship...
- Bradford pear noun: Synonym of Callery pear.
- Bradfordian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Bradford, England.
- Bradham proper noun: A surname.
- -bradine suffix /bɹə.diːn/: Used to form names of bradycardic agents.
- Brading proper noun: A small town and civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ6086).
- Bradish proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- Bradlaugh proper noun: A surname
- Bradlee proper noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Bradley.
- Bradley proper noun /ˈbɹædli/: A former civil parish in Cheshire, part of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley parish since 2015.
- Bradleyan adjective: Of or relating to Francis Herbert Bradley (1846–1924), British idealist philosopher.
- bradleyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
- Bradly proper noun: A surname.
- Bradman proper noun: A surname.
- Bradner proper noun: A surname.
- bradoon noun: A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
- bradoriid noun: Any extinct marine arthropod of the order Bradoriida
- bradree noun: Synonym of baradari (“Muslim social strata”).
- brads noun: plural of brad
- Bradshaw noun, verb: A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw. Publication ceased in May 1961.
- Bradsher proper noun: A surname.
- bradsot noun: Synonym of braxy (“inflammatory disease of sheep”).
- Bradstreet proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- Bradt proper noun: A surname.
- Bradwardinian adjective: Of, or pertaining to, Thomas Bradwardine or his works.
- Bradway proper noun /ˈbɹædweɪ/: A surname.
- Bradwell proper noun: A surname.
- brady noun, prefix, verb /ˈbɹeɪdɪ/: slow
- Brady Bunch noun: A large number of children in a family; a large family.
- Brady's reagent noun: Dinitrophenylhydrazine.
- bradyacusia noun: The condition of having slow hearing.
- bradyarrhythmia noun: A combination of bradycardia and arrhythmia
- bradyarrhythmic adjective: Of, relating to, or affected by bradyarrhythmia.
- bradyarthria noun: A neurological disorder characterised by slow speech.
- bradyasystole noun: The condition of having abnormally slow heart rhythm.
- bradyasystolic adjective: Relating to bradyasystole.
- bradybaenid noun: Any snail of the family Bradybaenidae.
- bradycardia noun /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/: The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
- bradycardiac adjective: Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia.
- bradycardial adjective: Synonym of bradycardic.
- bradycardic adjective: Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia.
- bradycinesia noun: Dated form of bradykinesia.
- bradycrotic adjective: Having a slow pulse
- bradydysrhythmia noun: A slow (< 60 bpm) and abnormal heart rhythm; bradyarrhythmia.
- bradydysrhythmic adjective: Of, relating to, or affected by bradydysrhythmia.
- bradygastria noun: A decrease in the cyclic electrical activity in the stomach.
- bradygastric adjective: Relating to bradygastria
- bradyglossia noun: Synonym of bradyarthria.
- bradykinesia noun: Slowness of movement.
- bradykinesic adjective: Relating to bradykinesia
- bradykinesis noun: Alternative form of bradykinesia.
- bradykinetic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
- bradykinin noun /ˌbɹæd.ɪˈkʌɪ.nɪn/: A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine...
- bradykininogen noun: Synonym of kallidin.
- bradylalia noun /ˌbɹeɪdəˈleɪliə/: A form of dysarthria characterized by very slow speech.
- bradylexia noun: An unusual slowness in reading
- bradylogia noun: Synonym of bradyarthria.
- bradymetabolic adjective: Relating to bradymetabolism.
- bradymetabolism noun: A slow metabolism.
- bradymorphic adjective: having juvenile morphological characteristics in adulthood
- bradynobaenid noun: Any wasp of the family Bradynobaenidae.
- bradyodont noun: Any extinct cartilaginous fish of the order Bradyodonti
- bradyon noun: A tardyon.
- bradyonic adjective: Of or pertaining to bradyons.
- bradyopsia noun: A failure of the eyes to respond quickly to changing light levels, or to perceive a moving object against a bright background
- bradypepsia noun: Slowness of digestion.
- bradypeptic adjective: Having abnormally slow digestion.
- bradyphagia noun: Unusual slowness in eating
- bradyphasia noun /ˌbɹeɪdəˈfeɪʒə/: Synonym of bradylalia.
- bradyphemia noun: abnormally slow speech
- bradyphrasia noun: A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
- bradyphrenia noun: The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain. Disorders characterized by bradyphrenia include Parkinson's disease, punch drunk syndrome,...
- bradyphrenic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting bradyphrenia
- bradypnœic adjective: Alternative form of bradypnoeic.
- bradypnea noun: A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
- bradypneic adjective: Alternative form of bradypnoeic.
- bradypnic adjective: Alternative form of bradypnoeic.
- bradypnoea noun: Alternative form of bradypnea.
- bradypnoeic adjective: Exhibiting bradypnoea; hypoventilating.
- bradypodid noun: Any sloth in the Bradypodidae.
- bradypsychia noun: slowness of thought (or mental activity)
- bradyrhizobial adjective: Relating to the bradyrhizobia
- bradyrhizobium noun: Any bacterium of the genus Bradyrhizobium
- bradyrhizose noun: An inositol-fused monosaccharide associated with bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium
- bradyrhythmia noun: Synonym of bradycardia.
- bradyseism noun: A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity,...
- bradyseismal adjective: bradyseismic
- bradyseismic adjective: Relating to bradyseisms
- bradyseismical adjective: bradyseismic
- bradyseismism noun: Alternative form of bradyseism.
- bradyspermatism noun: Synonym of delayed ejaculation.
- bradytachycardia noun: Alternating episodes of bradycardia and tachycardia.
- bradytelic adjective: Of or relating to bradytely.
- bradytely noun: Unusually slow evolution.
- bradytictic adjective: Of a female mussel, that carries fertilized eggs for extended periods of time.
- bradytocia noun: Synonym of dystocia.
- bradytroph noun: A strain of an organism or cell tissue that exhibits slow metabolism.
- bradytrophic adjective: Relating to bradytrophs
- bradytrophy noun: The condition of being bradytrophic
- bradyuria noun: Unusually slow urination
- bradyzide noun: A nitrophenyl thiosemicarbazide that is a bradykinin receptor antagonist
- bradyzoite noun: A sessile, slow-growing form of various zoonotic microorganisms; for example, Toxoplasma.
- brae noun /bɹeɪ/: The sloping bank of a river valley.
- Braeburn noun /ˈbɹeɪbɜːn/: A red crispy apple originating in New Zealand.
- Braeden proper noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of somewhat uncommon usage, variant of Braden.
- Braedon proper noun: A male given name.
- braeface noun: The face, slope, or side of a brae.
- braehead noun: The top of a brae.
- Braelyn proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
- braeman noun: A person who lives on a brae.
- Braemar proper noun: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1591).
- braeside noun: The side of a brae.
- braffin noun: A horse collar, especially as used in girning.
- Braford noun: A cross between a Hereford bull and a Brahman cow, or a Hereford cow and a Brahman bull.
- brag adjective, adverb, noun, verb /bɹæɡ/: A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- brag book noun: A small personal photo album.
- brag on verb: To speak with pride on behalf of (someone else); to boast of the accomplishments of (someone else).
- brag sheet noun: (Navy) A list of achievements maintained by a serving sailor, used as a means of performance evaluation
- Braga proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
- bragability noun: The quality of being suitable for bragging about.
- Braganza proper noun: Alternative spelling of Bragança.
- bragawd noun: Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
- Bragdon proper noun: A surname.
- bragfest noun /ˈbɹæɡfɛst/: A song, event, etc. characterized by bragging.
- Bragg proper noun /bɹæɡ/: A surname.
- Bragg angle noun: The angle between an X-ray beam and the diffracting parallel planes of a crystal.
- Bragg mirror noun: Synonym of dielectric mirror.
- Bragg peak noun: A maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.
- Bragg plane noun: A plane in reciprocal space which bisects a reciprocal lattice vector, scriptstyle mathbf K, at right angles.
- Bragg scattering noun: the diffraction phenomenon exhibited by a crystal bombarded with X-rays in such a way that each plane of the crystal lattice acts as a reflector.
- braggable adjective, noun: Able to be bragged about.
- braggadocian noun: Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
- braggadocio noun /bɹaɡaˈdoːt͡ʃo/: A braggart.
- braggadocious adjective /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.ʃəs/: Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts.
- braggardism noun: Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
- braggardly adjective: boastful, tending to brag
- braggart adjective, noun /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/: Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
- braggartism noun: boasting, boastfulness
- braggartly adjective: Like a braggart; boastful.
- braggartry noun: Bragging; boastfulness.
- braggashans noun: Bragging.
- braggatory adjective: Exhibiting or characteristic of hubris; boastful.
- Bragge proper noun: A surname.
- bragger adjective, noun /ˈbɹæɡɚ/: A person who brags.
- braggery noun: bragging
- bragget noun /ˈbɹæɡɪt/: A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.
- braggett noun: Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
- braggie noun /ˈbɹæɡi/: A photo shared on a social media network with the sole intention of making one's friends/followers jealous.
- braggin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of bragging.
- bragginess noun: The quality of being braggy.
- bragging noun, verb /ˈbɹæɡ.ɪŋ/: The act of one who brags.
- bragging rights noun: The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
- braggingly adverb: in a bragging manner
- braggish adjective: bragging; boastful.
- braggishly adverb: In a braggish manner.
- braggishness noun: The quality of being braggish.
- braggite noun: A tetragonal-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, platinum, and sulfur.
- braggle verb /ˈbɹæɡ.əl/: Alternative form of broggle.
- braggot noun: Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
- braggy adjective: Prone to brag.
- bragless adjective: Without bragging.
- bragot noun: Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
- bragozzo noun: A kind of wooden sailing boat from the Adriatic, often used for fishing, having a wide hull and a flat bottom with a large rudder and no keel.
- braguette noun: A codpiece.
- braguinha noun: Synonym of cavaquinho.
- braguinho noun: Synonym of cavaquinho.
- bragworthy adjective: Worth bragging about
- brah noun: Alternative spelling of bra (“brother, friend”).
- Braham proper noun: A surname.
- Brahe proper noun: A surname from Danish.
- Brahm proper noun: A surname.
- Brahma noun /ˈbɹɑːmə/: A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region of India.
- brahmachari noun: A man who practises brahmacharya.
- brahmacharya noun: The first (student) ashrama in Hindu culture in which a person is dedicated to the quest for self-realization.
- brahmadanda noun /ˌbɹɑː.məˈdʌn.də/: Literally, the rod of Brahma; also used of bamboo rods carried by Indian ascetics.
- brahmaeid noun: Any moth of the family Brahmaeidae.
- Brahmagupta proper noun: An Indian mathematician and astronomer (c. 598 – c. 668 CE).
- Brahmaic adjective: Alternative form of Brahmanical
- brahman noun: Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).
- brahmana noun: The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
- Brahmanda noun: A world egg involved in the creation of the universe.
- brahmaness noun: Alternative form of brahminess.
- Brahmani noun: Archaic form of Brahmini.
- Brahmanic adjective: Brahmanical
- Brahmanical adjective: Of or pertaining to the Brahman
- Brahmanically adverb: In a Brahmanical manner.
Part 107 · Part 109 · English words: B
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.