English words: broad-based to Broglie
300 English words, part 119 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.
English words broad-based to Broglie
- broad-based adjective: Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.
- broad-beamed adjective: Wide across body parts such as the hips.
- broad bean noun /ˈbɹɔːd ˈbiːn/: An edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).
- broad-billed flycatcher noun: A species of monarch flycatcher, Myiagra ruficollis, of northern Australia, southern New Guinea, and the Lesser Sundas, having a bill that is much broader...
- broad-billed moa noun: Euryapteryx curtus, an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand.
- broad-billed parrot noun: A large extinct parrot of species Lophopsittacus mauritianus, endemic to Mauritius.
- broad-billed sandpiper noun: A type of sandpiper, (Calidris falcinellus)
- broad brush adjective, noun, verb: General and sweeping in scope but lacking detail.
- broad-brusher noun: One who makes sweeping generalizations.
- broad church noun: A wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.
- broad cooper noun: A person employed by brewers to negotiate with publicans.
- broad daylight noun /bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/: Abundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility; hence, daytime.
- broad gauge adjective, noun: A track gauge that is greater than standard gauge.
- broad-headed bug noun: Any insect in the family Alydidae
- broad in the beam adjective: Wide across the hull.
- broad jump noun: long jump
- broad-leaf noun: Alternative spelling of broadleaf.
- broad-leaved adjective: Having relatively broad leaves.
- broad-leaved epiphyllum noun: A cactus of species Epiphyllum oxypetalum, whose flowers usually bloom only one night a year.
- broad-leaved garlic noun: Ramsons (Allium ursinum).
- broad-leaved ragwort noun: A flowering plant of species Senecio sarracenicus.
- broad ligament noun: The wide fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the pelvis.
- broad-minded adjective: Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues.
- broad-mindedly adverb: In a broad-minded manner.
- broad-mindedness noun: The characteristic of being broad-minded.
- broad mite noun: The mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus.
- broad money noun: That part of the money supply comprising both highly liquid "narrow money" and less liquid forms.
- broad-mouthed adjective: Having a broad mouth.
- broad-nosed weevil noun: Any in the subfamily Entiminae of weevils (Curculionidae).
- broad-ranging adjective: Synonym of wide-ranging.
- broad reach noun, verb: The point of sail where the wind is blowing from sternwards of the side of the vessel
- broad reaching adjective, verb: Synonym of far-reaching.
- broad seal noun: The public seal of a nation, especially the British Great Seal of the Realm; supreme authority.
- broad-shouldered adjective: Having broad shoulders.
- broad shoulders noun: the ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.
- broad-snouted caiman noun: One of the largest caimans (Caiman latirostris), endemic to eastern and central South America.
- broad-spectrum adjective: Having a wide scope or range of activity (as against pathogens, pests, parasites, or other problems).
- broad-spectrum antibiotic noun: Any antibiotic that is active against a wide range of bacteria, especially against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
- broad strokes noun: Major features or key points; outline.
- broad sword noun: Alternative form of broadsword.
- broad tape noun: A Dow Jones transmission of financial figures and business news.
- broad transcription noun: A phonetic transcription which transcribes only the most noticeable phonetic features of an utterance.
- broad whitefish noun: A species of whitefish, Coregonus nasus, found in Russia and northern North America.
- broad-winged hawk noun: Buteo platypterus, a small hawk of the Buteo genus.
- broadacre adjective: Of or pertaining to, or suitable for large-scale farming.
- broadax noun: Alternative spelling of broadaxe.
- broadaxe noun: A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
- broadband adjective, noun /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/: A wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.
- broadbean noun: Alternative form of broad bean.
- Broadbent proper noun /ˈbɹɔːdbɛnt/: A suburb of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9406).
- broadbill noun: Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
- Broadbridge proper noun: A surname.
- broadbrim noun: A hat with a very broad brim.
- broadbrimmed adjective: Having a broad brim.
- broadcast adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/: Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
- broadcast delay noun: A very brief postponement, achieved by technical means, often used in the public broadcasting of live radio or television programs in order to provide...
- broadcast jockey noun: A streamer (person who streams activities on their computer to a live online audience).
- broadcast radiation noun: The accumulation of broadcast and multicast traffic on a computer network.
- broadcast station noun: A station from which a signal is emitted (most commonly a radio station or a television station).
- broadcast storm noun: Extreme amounts of broadcast traffic over a computer network, typically caused by a loop in the network topology.
- broadcastability noun: The quality of being broadcastable.
- broadcastable adjective: Capable of, or suitable for, being broadcast.
- broadcaster noun /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/: A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
- broadcasting adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/: Sending in all directions.
- broadcastress noun: A female broadcaster.
- broadcloth noun /ˈbɹɔːdˌklɒθ/: A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- broadclothed adjective: Wearing broadcloth.
- Broaddus proper noun: A surname.
- broaden verb [ˈbɹɔː.dn̩]: To make broad or broader.
- broaden someone's horizons verb: To increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.
- broadenable adjective: That may be broadened.
- broadener noun: That which broadens.
- broadening adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/: The act of becoming broader.
- broadeningly adverb: So as to grow broader.
- broader autism phenotype noun: A classification that covers people who have some traits similar to autism, but who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.
- Broadfield proper noun: A suburban area in Heywood, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8410).
- broadfin shark noun: A tropical requiem shark of species Lamiopsis temminckii, with broad pectoral fins.
- Broadfoot proper noun: A surname.
- Broadford proper noun: A village on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG6423).
- broadhead noun: A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
- broadhorn noun: Synonym of flatboat.
- Broadhurst proper noun: A surname.
- Broadie proper noun: A surname.
- broadish adjective: Somewhat broad.
- Broadland proper noun: A local government district of Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads.
- Broadlands proper noun: A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
- broadleaf adjective, noun: Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- broadleaf bamboo noun: Synonym of bamboo grass (running bamboo in the genus Sasa, especially when referring to Sasa palmata)
- broadleaf carpet grass noun: Grass of species Axonopus compressus, native to the tropics and subtropics of North America, but now widespread throughout the tropics worldwide.
- broadleaf carpetgrass noun: Alternative spelling of broadleaf carpet grass.
- broadleaf weed noun: A dicotyledonous weed that may grow in lawns, gardens or yards.
- broadleaved adjective: Alternative spelling of broad-leaved.
- Broadley proper noun: A surname.
- Broadley's flat lizard noun: Platysaurus broadleyi, a lizard endemic to South Africa.
- broadline adjective: Selling a wide range of groceries.
- broadliner noun: A company which sells a broad selection of products.
- broadloid noun: A newspaper of a style between broadsheet and tabloid.
- broadloom adjective, noun: A wide loom.
- broadloomed adjective: Synonym of broadloom.
- broadly adverb /ˈbɹɔːdli/: Widely and openly.
- broadly speaking adverb: Speaking in broad terms.
- Broadmarsh proper noun: A locality in Derwent Valley council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- Broadmead proper noun: A street in central Bristol, England, now the name of the city-centre shopping district.
- Broadmeadow proper noun: The geographic centre of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- Broadmeadows proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.
- broadminded adjective: Alternative spelling of broad-minded.
- broadmindedly adverb: Alternative form of broad-mindedly.
- broadmindedness noun: State or quality of being broadminded; openness to new things and new ideas.
- Broadmoor proper noun: A census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, United States.
- broadmouth noun: broadbill (one of the Eurylaimidae family of Asian passerine birds).
- Broadnax proper noun: A surname.
- broadness noun: The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth.
- broadnose adjective: Having a broad nose
- broadpiece noun: An old English gold or silver coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
- Broadrick proper noun: A surname from Welsh.
- broadscale adjective: On a broad scale; which is spread over a broad area
- broadseal verb: To stamp with a broad seal
- broadseam noun: A seam in a sail in which the edges of neighbouring panels are cut in a curve, such that the resulting sail is concave instead of flat.
- broadsheet adjective, noun: A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
- broadshoulder physa noun: Physella parkeri (or Physa parkeri), a freshwater snail endemic to North America.
- broadside adverb, noun, verb /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/: One side of a ship above the waterline.
- broadside on adverb: sideways on.
- broadsider noun: A gun on the broadside of a vessel.
- broadsman noun: A cardsharp.
- broadspectrum adjective: Alternative spelling of broad-spectrum.
- broadspread adjective: widespread
- broadspreading adjective: Spreading widely.
- Broadstairs proper noun: A coastal town on the Isle of Thanet, in Broadstairs and St Peter's parish, Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3967).
- Broadstone proper noun: A suburb of Poole in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0095).
- Broadstreet proper noun: A surname.
- broadsword noun, verb /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/: A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket...
- broadsworded adjective, verb: Wearing or carrying a broadsword.
- broadswordsman noun /ˈbɹɔːdsɔɹdzmən/: A person who is skillful in wielding a broadsword.
- broadswordsmanship noun /ˈbɹɔːdsɔɹdzmənʃɪp/: The mastery in using broadswords.
- broadtail noun /ˈbɹɔːdteɪl/: The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc.
- broadus noun: Alternative form of brotus.
- Broadview proper noun: A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- Broadwater proper noun: A surname.
- broadway adjective, noun /ˈbɹɔdweɪ/: The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.
- Broadway flat noun: A light flat covered with muslin.
- Broadwayese noun: The style of language associated with Broadway theatre: either industry jargon or the slang spoken by characters in the plays.
- Broadwayish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Broadway theatre.
- Broadwayite noun: A person involved in the Broadway theater industry of Manhattan.
- Broadwell proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2027).
- broadwing noun: In falconry, a bird of prey of the eagle or buzzard type, having long wings and long flight feathers.
- broadwise adverb: Breadthwise.
- broady noun: Broadcloth.
- broast noun, verb /bɹoʊst/: To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
- broasted adjective, verb: Cooked by broasting; fried under pressure.
- broaster noun /ˈbɹoʊstɚ/: A deep-frying pressure cooker used for broasting food.
- broasterie noun: A shop that serves meat that is broasted (fried in oil under pressure).
- brob noun, verb /bɹɒb/: A wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings.
- brobactam noun: A beta-lactam antibiotic.
- Brobdingnag proper noun: A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
- brobdingnagian adjective, noun /ˌbɹɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən/: Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.
- Brobdingnagian vision noun: A hallucination or visual disorder in which objects appear larger or nearer than they are; macropsia.
- Broberg proper noun: A surname.
- Broca proper noun: A surname.
- Broca's aphasia noun: A disorder where a sufferer is unable to use fluent grammar when speaking or writing, and utterances are almost always ungrammatical.
- Broca's area noun: An area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
- Broca's region noun: An extension of Broca's area including certain additional areas also involved in language processing.
- brocade noun, verb /bɹəˈkeɪd/: A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
- brocaded adjective, verb: Embellished with brocade.
- brocadelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of brocade.
- brocading noun, verb: The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
- brocard noun /ˈbɹəʊkəd/: A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.
- Brocard circle noun: A circle that passes through the circumcenter and symmedian of a given triangle, and is centered at the midpoint of the line segment joining them.
- Brocard point noun: The point inside a triangle at the intersection of the lines through each vertex such that the angle between the line and the side of the triangle when...
- Brocard triangle noun: The triangle formed by joining the points of intersection of the lines from each vertex of a triangle to its Brocard points.
- Brocardian adjective: Of or relating to Henri Brocard (1845–1922), French meteorologist and mathematician.
- brocardic adjective: Of or relating to a brocard.
- brocast noun: A podcast which appeals to young men and is associated with bro culture.
- brocatel noun: Alternative spelling of brocatelle
- brocatelle noun: A heavy brocade fabric with raised designs.
- brocatello noun: Alternative form of brocatel.
- brocc noun /bɹɒk/: Clipping of broccoli.
- brocchite noun: Synonym of chondrodite.
- brocciu noun /ˈbɹɒt͡ʃuː/: A Corsican cheese produced from ewe's milk, containing no lactose.
- broccoflower noun: Either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads.
- broccoli noun /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/: A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- broccoli cut noun: Synonym of broccoli haircut.
- broccoli hair noun: Synonym of broccoli haircut.
- broccoli haircut noun: A type of perm haircut consisting of shaded or faded sides, and much volume and length on the top, popular among teens and young adults.
- broccoli raab noun: Alternative form of broccoli rabe.
- broccoli rabe noun: Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
- broccoli rape noun: Alternative form of broccoli rabe.
- broccolilike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of broccoli.
- broccolini noun /bɹɒ.kəˈliːni/: A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
- broccoloid adjective: broccoli-like
- broch noun /ˈbɹɒx/: A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
- brocha noun: Alternative form of berakhah.
- brochacho noun /bɹəʊˈtʃɑː.tʃəʊ/: A term of endearment for a friend or brother.
- brochantite noun: A basic copper sulfate mineral
- brochate adjective: Relating to brochi
- broche adjective, noun: Alternative form of bracha.
- Brocher noun: A person from Fraserburgh.
- brochette noun /bɹəʊˈʃɛt/: A small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
- brochidodromous adjective: Having veins that form a series of arches or loops.
- Brochu proper noun: A surname from French.
- brochure noun /ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/: A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
- brochureware noun: Promotional material converted directly from existing printed brochures into a website, and thus lacking interactive features.
- brochus noun: The width of the lumen of a pollen grain reticulum.
- brock noun, verb /bɹɒk/: A male badger.
- brockage noun: A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it due to...
- Brockbank proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
- brocked adjective, verb: variegated, having a mixture of black and white
- Brocken proper noun: A surname.
- Brocken bow noun: Synonym of mountain spectre.
- Brocken specter noun: US standard spelling of Brocken spectre.
- Brocken spectre noun: Synonym of mountain spectre.
- Brockenhurst proper noun: A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3002).
- Brocker proper noun: A surname.
- brocket noun /ˈbɹɒkɪt/: A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
- Brockett proper noun: A surname.
- Brockhampton proper noun: A village in Sevenhampton parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0322).
- Brockhaus proper noun: A surname from German.
- Brockhurst proper noun: A hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3364).
- Brockie proper noun: A surname.
- Brockington proper noun: A surname.
- brockish adjective: beastly; brutal
- brockite noun: A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and thorium.
- brockle noun /bɹɑːkəl/: Broken pieces of a structure; rubble, ruins.
- Brocklebank proper noun: A surname.
- Brocklehurst proper noun: A surname.
- Brocklesby proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1411).
- Brockley proper noun: A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).
- Brockman proper noun: A surname.
- Brockmann proper noun: A surname.
- Brockmeyer proper noun: A surname from German.
- Brockovich proper noun: A surname
- Brockport proper noun: A village in the towns of Sweden and Clarkson, Monroe County, New York, United States.
- brockram noun: A basal breccia of cemented limestone and sandstone fragments dating from the Permian period, found in northern England.
- Brockton proper noun /ˈbɹɒk.tən/: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Georgia.
- Brockville proper noun: A city in eastern Ontario, Canada.
- Brockway proper noun: A surname.
- Brockwell proper noun: A surname.
- Brockworth proper noun: A suburban village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England, just outside Gloucester (OS grid ref SO8916).
- brocon noun /ˈbɹəʊ.kɒn/: Strong attachment or attraction to one's own brother.
- brocresine noun: An enzyme inhibitor.
- brocrinat noun: A diuretic drug.
- Brocton proper noun: A hamlet in St Breock parish, mid Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0168).
- brod verb: To goad or prick.
- Broda proper noun: A surname.
- brodalumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody designed to treat inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis.
- Brodbeck proper noun: A surname.
- broddle verb /bɹɒdəl/: To poke; to pierce.
- brode verb: Alternative form of broddle.
- brodekin noun: Alternative form of brodequin.
- Broden proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
- brodeo noun: A gathering featuring or primarily appealing to men.
- brodequin noun: A buskin or half-boot.
- broderick noun, verb: A thorough beating
- Broderick Crawford noun: Two pair tens and fours.
- broderie noun: An embroidery pattern.
- broderie anglaise noun: A whitework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace, popular in England in the 19th century.
- Broderip proper noun: A surname.
- Brodersen proper noun: A surname.
- Brodeur proper noun: A surname from French.
- Brodey proper noun: A surname.
- Brodhead proper noun: A surname.
- Brodick proper noun: The largest town and a port on the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0136).
- brodie noun /bɹoʊdi/: A close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro.
- Brodie knob noun: A knob attached to the steering wheel of a motor vehicle or tractor, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver...
- Brodie's abscess noun: An abscess located near the joint end of a bone.
- brodifacoum noun: A highly lethal anticoagulant poison used as a rodenticide.
- brodimoprim noun: A structural derivative of trimethoprim, having the 4-methoxy group replaced with a bromine atom.
- brodiosaponin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- brodioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- brodkin noun: Alternative form of brodequin.
- Brodmann area noun: One of the various numbered regions of the human cerebral cortex based on its cytoarchitectonics, or structure and organization of cells.
- brodo noun: A broth or stock in Italian cookery.
- brodown noun: A gathering featuring and/or appealing primarily to men.
- Brodrick proper noun: A surname.
- Brodskian adjective: Of or relating to Joseph Brodsky (Russian: Ио́сиф Бро́дский; 1940–1996), Russian and American poet and essayist.
- Brodsky proper noun: A surname from Czech.
- Brodskyan adjective: Alternative form of Brodskian.
- brodtkorbite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic dark gray mineral containing copper, mercury, and selenium.
- brody noun /bɹoʊdi/: Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.
- Brody knob noun: Alternative form of Brodie knob.
- Broe proper noun: A surname, variant of Brault.
- broeggerite noun: Alternative form of bröggerite.
- Broeker proper noun: A surname.
- broekie lace noun: ornate ironwork found on Victorian buildings
- broekies noun: women's underwear; panties; knickers
- broette noun /bɹəʊˈɛt/: A female comrade or friend.
- broey adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bros.
- brofaromine noun: A reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety.
- brofessor noun: A male role model or mentor.
- brofezil noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
- brofist noun /ˈbɹoʊˌfɪst/: A fist bump between men.
- broflanilide noun: The insecticide 3-[benzoyl(methyl)amino]-N-[2-bromo-4-(1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropan-2-yl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-fluorobenzamide
- brog noun, verb /bɹɒɡ/: A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
- brogan noun: A heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- broganeer noun: A person with a strong Irish accent.
- Brogden proper noun: A surname.
- Brogdon proper noun: A surname.
- bröggerite noun: A form of uraninite that contains significant amounts of thorium
- broggle verb: To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
- Broglie proper noun: A commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
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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.