English words: brunt to BSO

300 English words, part 125 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words brunt to BSO

brunt noun, verb /bɹʌnt/: The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
Brunton noun: Synonym of Brunton compass.
Brunton compass noun: A type of precision compass commonly used by geoscientists.
brupper noun /ˈbɹʌpɚ/: A meal consisting of a fusion of breakfast (one’s first meal upon awakening) and supper.
Brusatte proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Brusca proper noun: A surname from Italian.
bruschetta noun /bɹʊˈskɛtə/: A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.
Brusco proper noun: A surname from Italian.
brush noun, verb /bɹʌʃ/: An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including...
brush aside verb: To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
brush back verb: To throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
brush blade noun: An attachment to a rake, for tearing brush and roots out of a fireline.
brush border noun: The microvilli-covered surface of simple cuboidal epithelium and simple columnar epithelium cells found in certain parts of the body.
brush bow noun: The curved piece out in front of the main body of a sled, designed to stop brush from damaging the sled.
brush bronzewing noun: A pigeon of species Phaps elegans, endemic to Australia.
brush by verb: To walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
brush coral noun: A coral of the genus Pocillopora.
brush cuckoo noun: A species of cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus, of Southeast Asia and Australasia.
brush cut noun: A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
brush down noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
brush fence noun: An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it (but shorter than a bullfinch), through which the horse should jump.
brush fire noun: Alternative form of brushfire.
brush-footed butterfly noun: A butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
brush-furred mouse noun: A sub-Saharan African rodent belonging to the genus Lophuromys.
brush head noun: A member of the Loricifera.
brush hook noun: Synonym of sling blade.
brush-making noun: Alternative form of brushmaking.
brush off noun, verb: To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
brush one's teeth verb: To clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)
brush out verb: To clean a form using lye or turpentine.
brush over verb: To barely cover a topic; to skim through or lightly touch on (something).
brush past verb: To go by (someone or something) quickly, making slight contact.
brush pen noun: A writing and drawing instrument that has a tip like a paintbrush, typically with an ink cartridge similar to that on a fountain pen.
brush rabbit noun: A species of small cottontail rabbits found in the Pacific Slope of the western United States and Baja California, Sylvilagus bachmani.
brush something under the carpet verb: Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
brush something under the rug verb: Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
brush-tailed adjective: Having a furry tail, as many marsupials.
brush-tailed mouse noun: A small rodent belonging to the genus Calomyscus.
brush-tailed penguin noun: a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus.
brush-tailed phascogale noun: A species of arboreal carnivorous dasyurid marsupial, Phascogale tapoatafa, endemic to Australia.
brush-tailed porcupine noun /bɾaʃ ʈeːlɖ ˈpoːɾ.kjuˌpajn/: A genus of mammals (Atherurus), of Old World porcupines, found in Asia and Africa.
brush-tailed possum noun: Alternative form of brushtail possum.
brush talk noun: The use of written Literary Chinese as a lingua franca in the Sinosphere.
brush truck noun: A small fire engine equipped for wildland firefighting.
brush turkey noun: Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.
brush up noun, verb: To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
brush up to verb: To flatter or suck up to someone
brush warbler noun: A Madagascan warbler of the genus Nesillas.
brush wheel noun: Alternative form of brushwheel
brush wolf noun: A coyote (Canis latrans), a small wolf found in western North America.
brushability noun: The quality or degree of being brushable.
brushable adjective: Able to be brushed
brushback noun: Synonym of brushback pitch.
brushback pitch noun: A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
brushbar noun: A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in certain cleaning appliances.
brushbot noun: Synonym of bristlebot
brushbroom noun: A broom used for sweeping.
brushcut noun: Alternative form of brush cut.
brushcutter noun: A motorized saw on a stick for clearing bushes and underbrush.
brushed adjective, verb /ˈbɹʌʃt/: Roughened by rubbing with an abrasive brushes, especially as a finish.
brushed trapdoor spider noun: Any of the mygalomorphs in the family Barychelidae.
brusher noun: Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
Brushfield spot noun: A small whitish spot found in a ring inside the iris, characteristic of Down syndrome.
brushfinch noun /ˈbɹʌʃ.fɪntʃ/: Any bird of the genus Atlapetes.
brushfire noun: A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
brushful noun: A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushholly noun: A tree of the genus Xylosma.
brushily adverb: In a brushy manner.
brushiness noun: The state or condition of being brushy.
brushing adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/: An instance of brushing.
brushingly adverb: With a brushing motion; barely touching; glancingly.
brushite noun: A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
brushland noun: An area mostly covered with brush growth.
brushland tinamou noun: A tinamou, Nothoprocta cinerascens.
brushless adjective: Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator.
brushlessness noun: Absence of brushes.
brushlet noun: A little brush.
brushlike adjective: Having the form of a brush.
brushmaker noun: A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking noun: The manufacture of brushes.
brushman noun: A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmark noun: A visible mark on a painted surface left by the bristles of a paintbrush.
brushoff noun: Alternative spelling of brush-off.
brushout noun: The application of paint or varnish to a surface to test the properties of the paint or varnish.
brushproof adjective: Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
brushroll noun: A roller with bristles, part of some vacuum cleaners.
brushrunner noun: Any bird in the genus Coryphistera, including only one recognized species.
brushstroke noun /ˈbɹʌʃˌstɹoʊk/: The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
brushtail noun: A brushtail possum.
brushtail possum noun: Any nocturnal, arboreal, Australian possum of the genus Trichosurus, having a furred tail with a naked tip.
brushtalk noun: Alternative form of brush talk.
brushturkey noun: Alternative spelling of brush-turkey.
brushup noun: Alternative form of brush-up.
brushware noun: Brushes, brooms and similar cleaning items.
brushwheel noun: One of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.
brushwise adverb: In the manner of a brush.
brushwood noun /ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd/: Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
brushwork noun: The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
brushy adjective /ˈbɹʌʃi/: Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
brusk adjective: Alternative spelling of brusque.
bruskly adverb: Alternative spelling of brusquely.
bruskness noun: The state of being brusk
brusle verb /ˈbɹʌsəl/: To cause (something) to bristle or stand erect.
brusque adjective, verb /bɹʊsk/: Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
brusquely adverb /ˈbɹʌskli/: In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
brusqueness noun: The state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.
brusquerie noun: Brusqueness; abruptness, bluntness.
brusquery noun: Alternative form of brusquerie.
brussel sprout noun: Alternative form of Brussels sprout.
Brusseler noun: A native or inhabitant of Brussels.
Brusselian adjective, noun: Of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels.
Brusselization noun: Careless introduction of high-rise buildings into traditional residential neighborhoods.
Brusselkale noun: A vegetable that is a hybrid of Brussels sprouts and kale.
Brussels noun /ˈbɹʌsəlz/: A Brussels carpet.
Brussels carpet noun: A kind of carpet made of wool fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread.
Brussels English noun: Synonym of Euro-English.
Brussels griffon noun: Any of several related breeds of toy dog from Belgium.
Brussels ground noun: The hand-made ground of Brussels lace.
Brussels lace noun: A kind of pillow lace that originated in and around Brussels, with sprigs applied on a net ground.
Brussels net noun: A machine-made imitation of Brussels ground.
Brussels point noun: Synonym of Point de Gaze.
brussels sprout noun /ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/: The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.
Brussels wire ground noun: A type of lace made from silk that is partially meshed, consisting of a hexagon mesh with a twist of four flax threads to a perpendicular line of mesh.
brussen adjective: burst
brustle verb /ˈbɹʌsəl/: To crackle; to rustle.
brut adjective: very dry, and not sweet
brut de forge noun: Alternative form of brute de forge
brutal adjective /ˈbɹuːtəl/: Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
brutalisation noun: Alternative form of brutalization.
brutalise verb /ˈbɹuːt(ə)lʌɪz/: To inflict brutal violence on.
brutalism noun: Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
brutalist adjective, noun: Pertaining to Brutalism, a style of modernist architecture characterized by the use of board-marked concrete
brutalistic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to brutalism.
brutalistically adverb: In a brutalistic manner.
brutalitarian adjective, noun /ˌbɹuː.talɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/: brutal and totalitarian
brutalitarianism noun: brutal totalitarianism
brutality noun /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪti/: The state of being brutal.
brutalization noun: The act or process of making brutal
brutalize verb /ˈbɹuːtəlaɪz/: Alternative spelling of brutalise.
brutalizer noun: One who brutalizes.
brutalizing adjective, verb: Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
brutally adverb: In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
brutalness noun: The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality
brute adjective, noun, verb /bɹuːt/: Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
brute de forge noun: A forging technique to shape metal to its final form by working it through forging only, and leaving that as the finished surface, with only sanding or...
brute fact adjective, noun: An inscrutable datum of experience; a thing that is undeniably the case, but which is impervious to reasoned explication.
brute for punishment noun: One who endures, or who can endure, a great deal of pain, hardship, or other adversity.
brute force noun, verb /bɹuːt ˈfɔːs/: A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
brute-forcer noun: A program that performs a brute force computation.
brute strength noun: Crude or animal-like physical strength alone, applied without skill or intelligent reasoning.
brutedom noun: The condition of being a brute; brutality.
bruteforcer noun: Alternative spelling of brute-forcer.
brutelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a brute.
brutely adverb: In a rude or violent manner.
bruteman noun: A man of brutish behaviour or appearance.
bruteness noun: The state or quality of being brute.
bruter noun: One who brutes (shapes diamonds by grinding).
brutesome adjective: Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness.
brutification noun: The act or process of brutifying.
brutify verb /ˈbɹuːtɪfaɪ/: To make like a brute; to make brutish
brutish adjective /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/: Of, or in the manner of a brute.
brutishly adverb: In a brutish manner.
brutishness noun: The characteristic of being brutish.
brutism noun: Behaviour or action characteristic of a brute.
brutist adjective: Characteristic of a brute; brutal
Bruton proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, on the River Brue, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6834).
Bruton's tyrosine kinase noun: A tyrosine-protein kinase that has a role in the development of B cells
brutum fulmen noun: A judgement without effect.
Brutus noun /ˈbɹutəs/: A kind of wig.
Bruun proper noun: A surname from Danish.
bruv noun /bɹʌv/: Brother, mate, friend.
bruva noun: Alternative form of bruvver.
bruvva noun: Alternative form of bruvver.
bruvver noun /ˈbɹʌ.və(ɹ)/: Brother.
brux verb /ˈbɹʌks/: To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
bruxation noun: Synonym of bruxism.
Bruxelles proper noun: Synonym of Brussels.
Bruxellian adjective: Of or pertaining to Brussels or metonymically the European Union.
bruxer noun: One who exhibits bruxism (grinding of the teeth).
bruxism noun /ˈbɹʌksɪz(ə)m/: The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
bruxist noun: One who has bruxism; a person who grinds the teeth.
bruxistic adjective: Of or relating to bruxism.
bruxite noun: Synonym of bauxite.
bruxo noun: A Brazilian witch/healer.
bruxomania noun: Compulsive grinding of the teeth.
Bruyneel proper noun: A surname.
bruz noun /bɹʌz/: Brother, mate, friend.
bruzz noun /bɹʌz/: Mates or friends.
BRV noun: Initialism of Blue River virus.
BRVO noun: Initialism of branch retinal vein occlusion.
Bry proper noun: Clipping of Bry-sur-Marne.
bryaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Bryaceae.
bryalean adjective: Of or pertaining to mosses of the subclass Bryales.
Bryan proper noun /ˈbɹaɪən/: A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian.
Bryanism noun: The political philosophy associated with William Jennings Bryan
Bryanite noun /ˈbɹaɪəˌnaɪt/: A supporter of William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), US orator and politician, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party.
Bryanize verb: To make Bryanite.
Bryans proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Bryansk proper noun: An oblast of Russia.
Bryanston proper noun: A surname.
Bryant proper noun /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/: A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian.
Bryar proper noun: A surname.
Bryce proper noun: A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.
bryconid noun: Any fish of the family Bryconidae
bryconin noun: Any fish of the genus Brycon or the family Bryconidae.
bryconine adjective: Relating to bryconins
Bryde proper noun: A surname, possibly of Danish origin.
Bryde's whale noun: Balaenoptera brydei, a species of rorqual.
Bryden proper noun: A surname.
Brydon proper noun: A surname.
Bryen proper noun: A surname.
Bryer proper noun: A surname.
bryid noun: Any moss in the subclass Bryidae.
Bryk proper noun: A surname.
Brylcreem Boy noun: A member of the Royal Air Force
Brylcreemed adjective: Styled with Brylcreem, a kind of pomade for the hair.
Brymbo proper noun: A village and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2953).
Brymer proper noun: A surname.
Bryn proper noun /bɹɪn/: A male given name from Welsh.
bryndza noun: A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe.
Bryner proper noun: A surname.
Brynmawr proper noun /brɪnˈmaʊər/: A market town and community with a town council in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO185115).
Brynn proper noun: A female given name from Welsh.
brynza noun: Alternative form of bryndza.
bryo- prefix: moss
bryobia noun /bɹaɪˈoʊ.bi.ə/: A spider mite of the genus Bryobia.
bryobiont noun: Any organism that lives in moss.
bryocorine noun: Any bug of the subfamily Bryocorinae.
bryodin noun: A glycoprotein present in the bryony Bryonia dioica
bryoflora noun: bryophytes considered as a group
bryolog noun: Synonym of bryophyte.
bryologic adjective: Of or relating to bryology.
bryological adjective: Of or pertaining to bryology.
bryologist noun: A scientist specialising in bryology.
bryology noun: The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses, liverworts and hornworts).
Bryon proper noun: A male given name from Irish, a nonstandard spelling of Brian.
bryonin noun: An emetic substance obtained from bryony root.
bryonine noun: Alternative form of bryonin.
bryony noun /ˈbɹaɪəni/: A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica).
bryophagous adjective: Feeding on moss.
bryophagy noun: The act of feeding on moss
bryophilin noun: Alternative form of bryophillin.
bryophillin noun: Any of a group of bufadienolides present in plants of the genus Bryophyllum
bryophilous adjective: Associated with a bryophyte
bryophyllum noun /ˌbɹaɪoʊˈfɪləm/: Any member of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bryophyte noun /ˈbɹʌɪ̯.əˌfʌɪt/: Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not...
bryophytic adjective: Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bryopsid noun: Any moss of the class Bryopsida
bryopsidalean noun: Any green alga of the order Bryopsidales.
bryoria noun /bɹaɪˈoɹ.i.ə/: Any stringy, hairlike lichenized fungus of the genus Bryoria.
bryostatin noun: Any of a family of biologically active macrolide lactones derived from the bryozoan Bugula neritina.
bryotechnology noun: Study of using mosses in various biotechnology applications.
bryotoxin noun: Any of a group of toxins found in organisms of genus Bryophyllum.
bryozoan adjective, noun /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/: A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
bryozoological adjective: Relating to bryozoology.
bryozoologist noun: One who studies bryozoology.
bryozoology noun: A branch of zoology specializing in Bryozoa.
bryozoon noun /ˌbɹɑɪ.əˈzəʊˌɒn/: A polyzoon; a tiny animal that forms compound colonies.
bryozoum noun: A bryozoon.
Bryson proper noun /ˈbɹaɪsən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Brysonesque adjective: Characteristic of William McGuire "Bill" Bryson (born 1951), Anglo-American author of light-hearted travelogues.
Brysonian adjective /bɹaɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to William Norman Bryson (born 1949), Anglo-American art historian.
Brython noun /ˈbɹɪθən/: A Briton: a member of that people that spoke Brythonic languages.
Brythonic adjective /bɹɪˈθɒnɪk/: Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
Brzezinski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Brzozowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Brzozowski derivative noun: The set of all strings obtainable from a given set of strings by cutting off a prefix. For example, for the set { cat, cow, dog }, the Brzozowski derivative...
bs noun, verb: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science.
BS"D phrase: besiyata dishmaya (Transliterated form of בס״ד, written at the top of documents).
BS&P noun /ˈbiː ˈɛs ən ˈpiː/: Initialism of Broadcast Standards and Practices, the department of a television network responsible for the moral, ethical, and legal implications of the...
BSA noun: Initialism of business systems analyst.
BSAer noun: A member of the Boy Scouts of America.
BSArch noun: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science in architecture.
BSAT noun: Abbreviation of biological select agent or toxin.
BSB noun: Initialism of bank state branch, Australia's system of bank codes.
BSC noun: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science.
BSCCO noun /ˈbɪskoʊ/: Initialism of bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide, a high-temperature superconducting material.
BSCE noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in civil engineering.
BSCh noun: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science in chemistry.
BSD license noun: Any of a family of permissive free software licenses comprising the license of Berkeley Software Distribution and derivative licenses.
BSDE noun: Initialism of backward stochastic differential equation.
BSE noun: Initialism of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
BSEd noun, verb: Initialism of Bachelor in Secondary Education.
BSEE noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
BSer noun: A bullshitter.
BSET noun: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science in engineering technology.
bsf noun: Abbreviation of best friend.
BSFR phrase: Initialism of be so for real.
BSG noun: Initialism of blue supergiant.
bsh noun: Abbreviation of bushel.
BSHM noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in hospitality management.
BSHRM noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in hotel and restaurant management.
BSHS noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in health science.
BSI noun: Initialism of body substance isolation.
bskt noun: Abbreviation of basket.
BSL noun: Initialism of blood sugar level.
BSMS noun: Initialism of bus-service management system.
bsmt noun: Abbreviation of basement.
BSN noun: Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
BSO noun: Blue stellar object: a radio-quiet quasar.

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.