(botany) The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots.
(figuratively) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
(philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
A stock exchange.
bouser
bouser
noun
Obsolete form of boozer.
bowers
bowers
noun
plural of bower
bowser
bowser
noun
(Britain) A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient.
(Ireland, slang, used in the vocative) A buffoon or imbecile.
(now chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
boxers
boxers
noun
(informal) Boxer shorts.
plural of boxer
boyars
boyars
noun
plural of boyar
boyers
boyers
noun
plural of boyer
braces
braces
noun
(Britain) A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off.
(dated) Handcuffs.
(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
plural of brace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brace
brachs
bracts
bracts
noun
plural of bract
bragas
braggs
brahms
brahms
Adjective
Pissed, drunk.
braids
braids
noun
plural of braid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of braid
braies
braies
noun
braccae, breeches; an undergarment worn in medieval Europe
brails
brails
noun
plural of brail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brail
brains
brains
noun
(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
(informal, with "the") The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.
The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff.
plural of brain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brain
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
Alternative spelling of braze (joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal)
brakes
brakes
noun
plural of brake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brake
brands
brands
noun
plural of brand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brand
branks
branks
noun
(historical) A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
brants
brants
noun
plural of brant
brasca
brasen
brasen
adj
Archaic form of brazen.
brashy
brashy
adj
brash, stormy
brittle, crumbly
brasia
brasil
brasov
brasse
brasse
noun
A spotted European freshwater fish Sander lucioperca, resembling a perch.
brasso
brassy
brassy
adj
(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
Harsh in tone.
Resembling brass.
Unfeeling; pitiless.
noun
Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”)
Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
brause
bravas
bravas
noun
plural of brava
braves
braves
noun
plural of brave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brave
bravos
bravos
noun
plural of bravo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bravo
brawls
brawls
noun
plural of brawl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brawl
brawns
brawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brawn
brazas
brazes
brazes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of braze
brazos
breads
breads
noun
plural of bread
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bread
breaks
breaks
noun
plural of break
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break
breams
breams
noun
plural of bream
breast
breast
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
(mining) The face of a coal working.
(mining) The front of a furnace.
(obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
(swimming) The breaststroke.
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
The front or forward part of anything.
The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
verb
(transitive, cooking) To debreast.
(transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
To reach the top (of a hill).
bredes
bredes
noun
plural of brede
breeds
breeds
noun
plural of breed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breed
breeks
breeks
noun
(Scotland) Pants, breeches.
breese
breese
noun
Obsolete spelling of breeze (all three distinct nouns).
brents
brents
noun
plural of brent
bresee
breves
breves
noun
plural of breve
brevis
brewis
brewis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal
brewst
briars
briars
noun
plural of briar
bribes
bribes
noun
plural of bribe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bribe
bricks
bricks
noun
plural of brick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick
brides
brides
noun
plural of bride
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bride
briefs
briefs
noun
(usually in the plural) A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
plural of brief
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief
briers
briers
noun
plural of brier
briggs
brills
brills
noun
The hair on the eyelids of a horse.
plural of brill
brimse
brines
brines
noun
plural of brine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brine
brings
brings
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bring
brinks
brinks
noun
plural of brink
brises
brises
noun
plural of brise
brisks
brisks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brisk
brisky
brisky
adj
(rare) Somewhat brisk; lively; energetic.
noun
(rare, probably obsolete, possibly nonstandard) A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage.
bristo
britts
broads
broads
noun
plural of broad
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
broils
broils
noun
plural of broil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broil
brokes
brokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broke
bromes
bromes
noun
plural of brome
bromos
bromos
noun
plural of bromo
bromus
broncs
broncs
noun
plural of bronc
broods
broods
noun
plural of brood
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brood
brooks
brooks
noun
plural of brook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brook
brooms
brooms
noun
plural of broom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broom
broose
broose
noun
(Scotland, historical) A race from the church to the bridegroom's house, part of wedding festivities.
broses
broses
noun
plural of brose
brosot
brosse
broths
broths
noun
plural of broth
browis
browis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) brewis
browns
browns
noun
plural of brown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brown
browse
browse
noun
(countable) That which one browses through; something to read.
(uncountable) Fodder for cattle and other animals.
(uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
browst
bruges
brughs
bruins
bruins
noun
plural of bruin
bruise
bruise
noun
A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
verb
(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
(intransitive) To become bruised.
(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
(transitive) To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
(transitive, figurative) To harm or injure.
bruits
bruits
noun
plural of bruit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bruit
brujas
brujos
brules
brumes
brumes
noun
plural of brume
brunts
brunts
noun
plural of brunt
brushy
brushy
adj
Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.
brusly
brutes
brutes
noun
plural of brute
brutus
bryson
bryson
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
bsarch
bsphar
burans
burets
burets
noun
plural of buret
burgas
burgas
Proper noun
A city in eastern Bulgaria.
burghs
burghs
noun
plural of burgh
burgos
burgus
buries
buries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bury
burins
burins
noun
plural of burin
burkes
burkes
noun
plural of burke
burris
burros
burros
noun
plural of burro
burrus
bursae
bursae
noun
plural of bursa
bursal
bursal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or resembling, a bursa
bursar
bursar
noun
(Scotland, education) A student funded by a bursary.