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- English Word Bristle-shaped Definition Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
- English Word Bristled Definition of Bristle
- English Word Bristletail Definition An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.
- English Word Bristliness Definition The quality or state of having bristles.
- English Word Bristling Definition of Bristle
- English Word Bristly Definition Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
- English Word Bristol Definition A seaport city in the west of England.
- English Word Brisure Definition Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
- English Word Brisure Definition A mark of cadency or difference.
- English Word Brit Definition Alt. of Britt
- English Word Britannia Definition A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.
- English Word Britannic Definition Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty.
- English Word Brite Definition Alt. of Bright
- English Word Briticism Definition A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.
- English Word British Definition Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
- English Word British Definition People of Great Britain.
- English Word Britisher Definition An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service.
- English Word Briton Definition British.
- English Word Briton Definition A native of Great Britain.
- English Word Britt Definition The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat.
- English Word Britt Definition The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
- English Word Brittle Definition Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
- English Word Brittle star Definition Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.
- English Word Brittlely Definition In a brittle manner.
- English Word Brittleness Definition Aptness to break; fragility.
- English Word Britzska Definition A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
- English Word Brize Definition The breeze fly. See Breeze.
- English Word Broach Definition A spit.
- English Word Broach Definition An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
- English Word Broach Definition A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.