English words: Brinkmann coordinates to broad awake

300 English words, part 118 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words Brinkmann coordinates to broad awake

Brinkmann coordinates noun: A particular coordinate system for a spacetime belonging to the family of pp-wave metrics.
brinkmanship noun /ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/: The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a...
brinkmate noun: A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.
brinksman noun: Alternative form of brinkman.
brinksmanship noun: Alternative form of brinkmanship.
Brinkworth proper noun: A village and civil parish in northern Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0184).
Brinley proper noun: A surname.
Brinn proper noun: A surname.
brinner noun /ˈbɹɪnɚ/: An evening meal consisting of breakfast food; breakfast for dinner.
brinny noun: A stone thrown as a missile.
brinolase noun: brinase
brinrobertsite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
brinsingid noun: Any benthic starfish of the family Brisingidae
Brinsley proper noun: A village and civil parish in Broxtowe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4649).
Brinson proper noun: A surname.
Brinton proper noun: A surname.
briny adjective, noun /ˈbɹaɪni/: Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.
brinzolamide noun: A sulfonamide drug that is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
brio noun /ˈbɹiːoʊ/: Vigour or vivacity.
brioche noun /bɹiːˈaʃ/: A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
briolet noun: Alternative form of briolette.
briolette noun: An oval or pear-shaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.
Brion proper noun: A surname.
Briones proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
briony noun: Alternative spelling of bryony.
briquet noun, verb: Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
briquetage noun: burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.
briquette noun, verb /bɹɪˈkɛt/: A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
briquettor noun: A machine that makes fuel briquets.
bris noun /bɹɪs/: Ritual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
bris milah noun: Alternative spelling of brit milah.
bris periah noun: Synonym of periah.
Brisach proper noun: A surname.
brisance noun /ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/: The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
brisant adjective: Having a shattering effect.
Brisbane proper noun /ˈbɹɪzbən/: A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
Brisbane box noun: Synonym of pink box (“the tree Lophostemon confertus”).
Brisbane lily noun: Synonym of Moreton Bay lily.
Brisbanian adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of Brisbane (Australia).
Brisbanite noun: A native or inhabitant of Brisbane (Australia).
Brisbin proper noun: A surname.
Brisco proper noun: A surname.
Briscoe proper noun: A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).
briscola noun: A Mediterranean trick-taking card game related to bezique.
brise noun /bɹaɪz/: A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
brise-bise noun /ˈbɹiːzˌbiːz/: A net curtain (or lace curtain) for the lower half of a window.
brise soleil noun /ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/: A type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.
Briseis proper noun /bɹaɪˈsiːɪs/: A legendary figure who features in the Iliad; a princess granted as concubine to Achilles after the sacking of her city, Lyrnessus, before the beginning of...
brisement noun: The breaking up of anything, such as an ankylosis.
Briseno proper noun: A surname.
brishings noun: hedge trimmings
brisingid noun: Any member of the Brisingidae family of starfish
brisk adjective, verb /bɹɪsk/: Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.
brisk up verb: To enliven or invigorate.
brisken verb: To become, or make, brisk; to hasten.
brisket noun /ˈbɹɪskɪt/: The chest of an animal.
brisket disease noun: A form of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in cattle.
briskish adjective: Somewhat brisk.
briskly adverb /ˈbɹɪskli/: Fast, quickly, swiftly.
briskness noun /ˈbɹɪsk.nəs/: The property of being brisk.
brisky adjective, noun: Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
brisling noun: A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
Brislington proper noun: A suburb on the south-east edge of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6270).
brismak noun: Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”).
Brison proper noun: A surname.
brisque noun: In the card game bezique, an ace or ten won in a trick.
briss noun: Alternative form of bris (ritual circumcision)
Brissenden proper noun: A surname.
Brissett proper noun: A surname from French.
Brissie proper noun /ˈbɹɪzi/: Brisbane (a large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia)
Brisson proper noun: A surname from French.
Brissotin noun: Synonym of Girondist
Brissotine noun: Alternative form of Brissotin
Brist proper noun: University of Bristol, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Brister proper noun: A surname.
bristle noun, verb /ˈbɹɪsəl/: A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
bristle brush noun: A brush with stiff hairs or fibers attached to a handle, used for tasks like painting, cleaning, or grooming.
bristle moss noun: Moss of genus Orthotrichum
bristle snail noun: An Australian land snail of the genus Austrochloritis.
bristle-tail noun: Alternative form of bristletail.
bristle up verb: To become bristly; to stand on end
bristle worm noun: Synonym of polychete.
bristlebill noun: Any of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.
bristlebird noun: Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
bristlebot noun: A locomoting device made by attaching a vibrating motor to a brush and placing the brush on a surface bristles-down.
bristlecone noun: A bristlecone pine, of subsection Pinus subsect. Balfourianae.
bristlecone fir noun: A rare North American fir tree, Abies bracteata.
bristlecone pine noun: Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over...
bristled adjective, verb: Having bristles
bristlefront noun: Any of the birds in the genus Merulaxis, found in Brazil.
bristlegrass noun: Any of various grasses of the genus Setaria.
bristlehead noun: Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.
bristleless adjective: Without bristles.
bristlelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bristle.
bristlemouth noun: A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
bristler noun: Someone or something that bristles.
bristlet noun: A diminutive bristle.
bristletail noun /ˈbɹɪsəlˌteɪl/: jumping bristletails in the insect order Archaeognatha
bristleweed noun: Any of the flowering plants of the genus Hazardia.
bristleworm noun: Alternative form of bristle worm.
bristliness noun: The quality of being bristly.
bristling adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹɪs(ə)lɪŋ/: Having bristles.
bristlingly adverb: In a bristling manner.
bristly adjective /ˈbɹɪsli/: Covered with bristles.
bristly bellflower noun: A hairy flowering plant of species Campanula cervicaria with light-blue flowers.
bristly foxtail noun: A species of grass, Setaria verticillata, native to Europe.
bristly hawksbeard noun: The plant Crepis setosa.
bristly Matilija poppy noun: Romneya trichocalyx, a species of flowering plant in the poppy family.
bristly mouse noun: A small, spiny-furred rodent of South America, genus Neacomys.
Bristo proper noun: A surname.
bristol noun /ˈbɹɪstəl/: Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
Bristol blue glass noun: A form of decorative glass made in Bristol, England, since the 18th century, and coloured deep blue with cobalt oxide.
Bristol board noun: A heavyweight paper used for technical drawing, illustration, and other two-dimensional art forms.
Bristol brick noun: A form of rouge, once manufactured in Bristol, that was used to polish silver cutlery
Bristol diamond noun: A form of quartz crystal found within geodes of the Avon Gorge.
Bristol fashion and shipshape adjective /ˌbɹɪstəl ˈfæʃn̩ n̩ ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/: Alternative form of shipshape and Bristol fashion.
Bristol glaze noun: An off-white glaze for ceramics, containing zinc, calcium, etc.
Bristol onion noun: A species of onion, Allium sphaerocephalon, found only on the slopes of the Avon Gorge
Bristol paper noun: Synonym of Bristol board.
Bristol pound noun: A local currency (not legal tender) in Bristol, England, tied to the pound sterling, introduced in 2012 to promote local business and retired in 2021....
Bristol rockcress noun: A species of rockcress, Arabis scabra, found originally only in the Avon Gorge.
Bristol stool chart noun: A chart (and associated scale) that classifies human faeces, with limited use as a diagnostic aid.
Bristol stool scale noun: Bristol stool chart
Bristol whitebeam noun: A species of whitebeam, native to the Avon Gorge and surrounding area.
Bristolian adjective, noun /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/: Of, from, or relating to Bristol.
bristols noun: Breasts.
Briston proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0632).
Bristow proper noun: A surname.
brisure noun /bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)/: Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
Brisvegan noun /ˈbɹɪzˈveɪɡən/: An inhabitant of Brisvegas (Brisbane, Queensland).
brit adjective, noun, prefix, verb /bɹɪt/: A British person.
brit ben noun: Synonym of brit shalom.
brit chayim noun: Synonym of brit shalom.
Brit-com noun: Alternative spelling of Britcom.
Brit Lit noun: British literature, especially as a class taken in high school.
brit milah noun: The Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.
Brit-pop noun: Alternative form of Britpop.
brit shalom noun: A naming ceremony for a newborn boy designed for a family who chooses not to circumcise their sons.
brit tikkun noun: Synonym of brit shalom.
Britain adjective, noun /ˈbɹɪt.ən/: An ancient Briton.
Britania proper noun: A group of twenty four islands and islets in Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur, in the Philippines.
Britannia proper noun /bɹɪˈtæn.jə/: A female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
Britannia metal noun: An alloy of tin with copper and antimony, somewhat like pewter.
Britannia silver noun: An alloy of more than 95.84% silver, and up to 4.16% copper; in use for coin from 1697 to 1720, it was withdrawn because it was too soft.
Britannian adjective: Of or relating to Britannia.
Britannic adjective /bɹɪˈtænɪk/: of or pertaining to Britain, Great Britain or the United Kingdom; British
Britannically adverb: In the British manner
Britannicize verb: To make Britannic.
Britanno- prefix: Pertaining to Britannia.
britchen noun: Alternative form of breeching (“component of horse harness or tack, to hold back a vehicle”).
britches noun /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪz/: Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
britchka noun: A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
Britcom noun: A British sitcom.
Britcore noun: A fast subgenre of UK rap that emerged in the late 1980s.
Britfag noun: An individual from the United Kingdom.
Britflick noun: A film produced by the British film industry.
Britfolk noun: British contemporary folk music.
britholite noun: A basic phosphate / silicate mineral of sodium, calcium and cerium found in parts of Russia.
brithopodid noun: Any of the extinct carnivorous therapsids in the family Brithopodidae.
Briticism noun /ˈbɹɪt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/: A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.
Briticize verb: to make (someone or something) British
Britification noun: The act of making something British.
Britify verb: To make British.
British adjective, noun /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/: The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
British baseball noun: A game resembling baseball and rounders, played primarily in Wales and Merseyside. The bat has a flat striking surface and the ball is thrown underarm.
British Blue noun: A British Shorthair cat having solid blue-grey fur with copper eyes and medium tail.
British Bulldog noun: A children's game similar to tag in which players try to run from one zone to another without being caught by the catchers.
British Columbian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to the province of British Columbia, Canada.
British English adjective, noun /ˈbɹɪ.tɪˌʃɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/: Of or relating to, or spoken or written in British English.
British gum noun: A brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch. It corresponds in its properties to dextrin and is used in solution as a...
British Honduran adjective: From or relating to British Honduras, now Belize.
British Israelism noun: A movement that holds the view that the people of England (or, more broadly, Great Britain) are genetically, racially, and linguistically the direct...
British Longhair noun: A medium-size, long-haired domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain.
British overseas territory noun: Any of about fourteen overseas territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty.
British racing green noun: Any of a range of dark green colours, originally associated with British racing cars.
British Semi-Longhair noun: A semi-longhair domestic cat breed with a cobby conformation, originating in Great Britain.
British Shorthair noun: A medium-sized shorthaired domestic cat of a breed originating in Great Britain.
British thermal unit noun: A unit of energy that is equivalent to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular...
British Virgin Islander noun: A person from the British Virgin Islands or of descent of the British Virgin Islands.
British Warm noun: A woollen overcoat, typically heavy and double-breasted, based on the greatcoats worn by British Army officers in the First World War.
British wine noun: A drink made in Britain by the fermentation of grape (or other fruit) juice or concentrate originating anywhere in the world. It is not legally wine, which...
Britisher adjective, noun /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/: A Briton.
Britishification noun: The act of making something more British.
Britishify verb: To make British.
Britishise verb: Alternative spelling of Britishize.
Britishish adjective: Vaguely characteristic of British people or their culture.
Britishism noun: A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain.
Britishize verb: To make or become British.
Britishly adverb: In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.
Britishman noun: A man from Britain; a British man; a male Briton.
Britishness noun /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ.nəs/: The state or quality of being British.
Britishry noun: British attitudes and behaviours.
Britlish noun: British English.
Britlit noun: Alternative form of Brit Lit.
Britney noun /ˈbɹɪtni/: A beer.
Britney Spears noun: A person who resembles the image projected by Britney Spears, typified by a superficial, faux-innocent sexuality.
Britneyesque adjective: Reminiscent of Britney Spears, a famous American singer.
Britni proper noun: A female given name.
Brito- prefix /ˈbɹɪ.təʊ/: A combining form relating to Great Britain or, by extension, the United Kingdom.
Britocentric adjective: Having a focus on British norms or values.
Britocentrism noun: A focus on British norms or values.
Briton noun /ˈbɹɪt.ən/: An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
Britoness noun /ˈbɹɪtənɛs/: A British woman.
Britophile adjective, noun: A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.
Britpick verb /ˈbɹɪt.pɪk/: To review (a work of fiction intended to depict Britain or Britons) to ensure conformity to British English and accurate portrayal of British characters,...
Britpop noun: A British alternative rock movement from the mid-1990s, characterised by influences from the 1960s and 1970s, catchy hooks, the glamour of earlier pop...
Britpopper noun: A Britpop musician.
Britpoppy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Britpop.
Britrock noun: British rock music
Britsceptic noun: A person who is critical of Brexit.
britscha noun: Alternative form of britchka.
britschka noun /ˈbɹɪtʃ.kə/: Alternative form of britchka.
britshka noun /ˈbɹɪtʃkə/: Alternative form of britchka.
britska noun /ˈbɹɪts.kə/: Alternative form of britchka.
Britspeak noun: The English language as spoken by British people.
Britsploitation noun: A genre of low-budget films produced or set in the United Kingdom.
Britt proper noun /bɹɪt/: A surname.
Brittan proper noun: A surname.
Brittany noun /ˈbɹɪ.tə.ni/: A coward.
Britten proper noun: A surname.
Brittenesque adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), English composer, conductor and pianist.
brittility noun: Synonym of brittleness.
Brittin proper noun: A surname.
Brittingham proper noun: A surname from Old English.
brittle adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹɪtəl/: Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
brittle bone disease noun: Synonym of osteogenesis imperfecta.
brittle cinder noun: Kretzschmaria deusta, a fungus and plant pathogen of temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
brittle fracture noun: type of fracture without plastic deformation
brittle hair syndrome noun: trichothiodystrophy
brittle star noun: Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
brittlebush noun: A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
brittlegill noun: A mushroom of the genus Russula.
brittlely adverb /ˈbɹɪt.l̩.(l)i/: In a brittle way, shattering easily under stress.
brittleness noun: The state of being brittle (in various senses).
brittlesome adjective: Characterised or marked by brittleness.
brittlestar noun: Alternative spelling of brittle star.
brittlestem noun: A plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
brittlewood noun: A plant of species Claoxylon australe, native to Australia.
brittly adverb: Alternative form of brittlely.
Brittney proper noun: A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brittany.
Brittny proper noun: A female given name.
Britton proper noun: A surname.
Brittonic adjective /bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/: Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.
Brittonicism noun: A Brittonic feature of a language.
Britwashing noun: The deceptive practice of marketing something as British when it is not.
Britz proper noun: A neighbourhood and former village in Neukölln borough, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
britzka noun /ˈbɹɪts.kə/: Alternative form of britchka.
britzska noun /ˈbɹɪts.kə/: Alternative form of britchka.
brivanib noun: An investigational antitumorigenic drug for oral administration.
brivaracetam noun /ˌbɹɪvəˈɹæsɪtæm/: The 4-n-propyl analogue of levetiracetam, a racetam derivative with anticonvulsant properties, believed to act by binding to the ubiquitous synaptic vesicle...
brivet verb /ˈbɹɪvɪt/: To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
brivla noun: A Lojban predicate word. Specifically, a word which may be used to express a selbri relation (a statement of truth of one kind or another) between a number...
brivudine noun: An antiviral drug used in the treatment of herpes zoster.
Brix noun: A measure (in degrees) of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid via its specific gravity; used especially to measure dissolved sugar in fruit juice and...
Brixen proper noun: A city and commune in the province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Brixham proper noun /ˈbɹɪksəm/: A town, fishing port, and civil parish with a town council in Torbay borough, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9256).
Brixton proper noun /ˈbɹɪkstən/: A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3175).
Brixton shuffle noun: A shuffling style of walking associated with former prisoners.
Brixworth proper noun: A large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP7470).
Briz proper noun: A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.
brize noun: The breezefly.
brizomancy noun: A form of Ancient Greek divination by the interpretation of dreams with the aid of the goddess Brizo; hence, divination by dreams.
Brizuela proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
brizure noun: Alternative form of brisure.
brizz noun [bɹɪz]: Oral stimulation of the male member; a blowjob.
brizziite noun: A mineral containing sodium, antimony and oxygen that is found in Europe.
BRL noun: Initialism of barge, refrigerated, large.
brmm interjection: Alternative form of brrm.
brmmm interjection: Alternative form of brrm.
BRMS noun: Initialism of business rule management system.
brn adjective, noun: Initialism of business registration number.
Brno proper noun /ˈbɜːnəʊ/: The capital of the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic.
bro adjective, noun /ˈbɹəʊ̯/: Brother (a male sibling).
bro code noun: A supposed code or law stating that men ("bros") should always support each other, especially in situations involving women.
bro country noun: A subgenre of mainstream country music originating in the 2010s, influenced by hip hop, hard rock and electronica.
bro culture noun: A subculture associated with young middle- to upper-class men (who typically address each other by bro) who enjoy partying and stereotypically masculine...
bro down verb: To fraternize; to have a casual male social gathering.
bro-ey adjective: Alternative form of broey.
bro globes noun: The testicles.
bro hug noun /ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ/: Alternative form of bro-hug.
bro out verb: To hang out (with male friends)
bro speak noun: Alternative form of brospeak.
bro talk noun: A form of casual, often crude or playful conversation between close male friends, typically in a bro culture or fraternity-style subculture.
bro-tini noun: Alternative form of brotini.
bro-y adjective: Alternative form of broey.
bro-zone verb: To treat as a brother, as opposed to as a romantic interest.
broa noun: A type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast.
broach noun, verb /bɹəʊtʃ/: A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
broach to verb: To incline suddenly and involuntarily to windward, which can expose the vessel to the risk of capsizing.
broachable adjective: That can be broached (opened for discussion).
broached adjective, verb: Having a broach
broached spire noun: An octagonal spire rising from a square tower without a parapet, with pyramidal forms at the angles.
broacher noun /ˈbɹəʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: A broach, a spit (for cooking).
broaching noun, verb: A type of machining in which a tool (either rotating or nonrotating) moves through a linear toolpath to cut internal shapes that have corners.
broad adjective, noun /bɹɔːd/: Wide in extent or scope.
broad across the beam adjective: Alternative form of broad in the beam.
broad antigen noun: In the testing of cell surface antigens, a serological specificity that is poor or broad relative to other specificities and can be defined as 2 or more...
broad arrow noun: a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point; used traditionally in heraldry, and later by the British government to mark...
broad arrowhead noun: Synonym of broad arrow (“type of arrowhead”).
broad awake adjective: wide awake

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.