English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 70 of 625

broguenoun

A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.

broilverb

To cook by direct, radiant heat.

broilernoun

A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

broilingadj

Very hot.

brokeverb

simple past of break

brokebackadj

Hunchbacked.

brokenverb

past participle of break

brokenheartedadj

Grieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship.

brokennessnoun

The characteristic of being broken.

brokeradj

comparative form of broke: more broke

brokeragenoun

A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).

brokeringnoun

The act of one who brokers; mediation.

brokingnoun

The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction.

Brolinname

A surname.

brollynoun

Alternative form of brelly.

Bromname

A surname from German.

bromancenoun

A close but nonsexual relationship between two or more men.

bromenoun

Any grass of the genus Bromus.

bromidenoun

A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

brominenoun

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.

Bromleyname

A number of places in England:

bromonoun

A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).

Bromptonname

A number of places in England:

Bromwichname

A surname from Old English.

broncnoun

A bronco.

bronchinoun

plural of bronchus

bronchialadj

Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.

bronchitisnoun

An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

bronconoun

A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

Bronername

A surname.

Bronsonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

brontosaurusnoun

One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.

Brontëname

An extinct surname from Irish, borne by a 19th-century literary family.

Bronwenname

A female given name from Welsh.

Bronwynname

A female given name from Welsh.

Bronxname

A borough of New York City, New York, United States.

bronynoun

A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult male.

bronzenoun

A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.

bronzedadj

Coated in bronze.

bronzernoun

A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.

broochnoun

A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

broodnoun

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

broodingadj

Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

broodsnoun

plural of brood

broodyadj

Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.

brookverb

To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.

Brookename

A surname from Middle English.

Brookfieldname

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Brookhavenname

A number of places in the United States:

Brooklandname

A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ990259).

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The English alphabetical index for the letter B contains 31,241 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 625 pages, and you are currently viewing page 70. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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