English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 71 of 625

Brooklinename

A number of places in the United States.

Brooklynname

A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.

brooksnoun

plural of brook

brooksideadj

On the side of a brook.

Brookvillename

A number of places in the United States:

broomnoun

A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

Broomfieldname

A place in England:

broomsticknoun

The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.

Brophyname

A surname from Irish.

brosnoun

plural of bro

Brosnanname

A surname from Irish.

Brossardname

A surname from French.

brothnoun

Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

brothanoun

Pronunciation spelling of brother.

brothelnoun

A house of prostitution.

brothernoun

Son of the same parents as another person.

brotherhoodnoun

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

brotherlyadj

Of or characteristic of brothers.

brothersnoun

plural of brother

Brothertonname

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).

brothsnoun

plural of broth

Broughname

A placename:

broughamnoun

A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an open seat for the driver in front of a closed cabin for two or four passengers, designed in 1839.

broughtverb

simple past and past participle of bring

Broughtonname

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

brouhahanoun

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

Brounname

A surname.

Broussardname

A surname from French.

brownoun

The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

browedadj

Having a brow of the specified kind.

brownnoun

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

brownbacknoun

A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.

brownedverb

simple past and past participle of brown

brownfieldnoun

A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.

Brownianadj

Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.

brownienoun

A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

browningnoun

The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.

brownishadj

Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.

Brownleename

A surname from Old English.

Brownlowname

A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).

Brownsteinname

A surname.

brownstonenoun

A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

Brownsvillename

The name of many places in the United States of America:

browsnoun

plural of brow

browseverb

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

browsedverb

simple past and past participle of browse

browsernoun

One who or which browses.

browsersnoun

plural of browser

browsingverb

present participle and gerund of browse

Broylesname

A surname from German.

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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 71. 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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