Nouns

bradawl

noun

an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws

bradstreet

noun

poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)

bradycardia

noun

abnormally slow heartbeat

braggadocio

noun

vain and empty boasting

brahe

noun

Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided...

brail

noun

a small net used to draw fish into a boat

brahmaputra

noun

an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal

brahmana

noun

prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmin...

brahminism

noun

the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the...

brakeman

noun

a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes

brambling

noun

Eurasian finch

branchia

noun

respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dis...

branchiopod

noun

aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pai...

brassie

noun

(formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a d...

brassard

noun

armor plate that protects the arm

brassica

noun

mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.

brattice

noun

a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is use...

brattleboro

noun

a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River

brawniness

noun

possessing muscular strength

brachiation

noun

swinging by the arms from branch to branch

bracero

noun

a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms a...

bragi

noun

(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin

brasier

noun

large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; w...

brage

noun

(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin

brachium

noun

(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal

bramante

noun

great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (14...

brahui

noun

a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan

brazenness

noun

behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and la...

brazilwood

noun

tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields...

breadstuff

noun

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised wit...

breadboard

noun

a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread...

breadfruit

noun

native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a tex...

breadroot

noun

densely hairy perennial of central North America having edib...

breakableness

noun

the consistency of something that breaks under pressure

breastwork

noun

fortification consisting of a low wall

breastpin

noun

a decorative pin worn by women

breechblock

noun

a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn t...

breccia

noun

a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in c...

breechcloth

noun

a garment that provides covering for the loins

breechclout

noun

a garment that provides covering for the loins

breechloader

noun

a gun that is loaded at the breech

bregma

noun

the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and c...

breeziness

noun

a breezy liveliness

bremerhaven

noun

a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Wese...

brewage

noun

drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather tha...

breughel

noun

Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)

brevet

noun

a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher...

brickfield

noun

a place where bricks are made and sold

brickkiln

noun

a kiln for making bricks

brickbat

noun

a fragment of brick used as a weapon