Words beginning with BR

1,251 words and phrases start with the letters BR.

Br(noun) a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
bra(noun) an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Brabancon griffon(noun) a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
brabble(verb) argue over petty things
brace(noun) a support that steadies or strengthens something else
brace and bit(noun) a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
brace oneself for(verb) prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
brace up(verb) make secure underneath
brace wrench(noun) a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head
braced(adjective) positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
bracelet(noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
bracelet wood(noun) small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make…
bracer(noun) a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
bracero(noun) a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages…
braces(noun) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
brachial(adjective) of or relating to an arm
brachial artery(noun) the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar…
brachial plexus(noun) a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the…
brachial vein(noun) two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
brachiate(adjective) having widely spreading paired branches
brachiation(noun) swinging by the arms from branch to branch
Brachinus(noun) bombardier beetles
brachiocephalic vein(noun) veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins
brachiopod(adjective) of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
Brachiopoda(noun) marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
brachiopodous(adjective) of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
brachium(noun) (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
brachycephalic(adjective) having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycephalism(noun) the quality of being brachycephalic
brachycephaly(noun) the quality of being brachycephalic
Brachychiton(noun) Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
Brachychiton acerifolius(noun) south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
Brachychiton australis(noun) north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
Brachychiton populneus(noun) widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively…
Brachychiton rupestris(noun) large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus…
Brachycome(noun) mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
Brachycome Iberidifolia(noun) western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated…
brachycranial(adjective) having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycranic(adjective) having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachydactylia(noun) abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
brachydactylic(adjective) having abnormally short finger or toes
brachydactylous(adjective) having abnormally short finger or toes
brachydactyly(noun) abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
brachypterous(adjective) (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
Brachystegia(noun) small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown…
Brachystegia speciformis(noun) small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers
Brachyura(noun) an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
brachyuran(noun) typical crabs
brachyurous(adjective) of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura
bracing(noun) a structural member used to stiffen a framework
bracken(noun) fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
bracket(noun) a category falling within certain defined limits
bracket creep(noun) a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases
bracket fungus(noun) a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
bracket out(verb) place into brackets
bracketed blenny(noun) small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
brackish(adjective) distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
brackishness(noun) the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water
bract(noun) a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
bracteal(adjective) pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract
bracteate(adjective) having bracts
bracted(adjective) having bracts
bracteolate(adjective) having bracteoles
bracteole(noun) a small bract
bractlet(noun) a small bract
brad(noun) a small nail
bradawl(noun) an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
Bradbury(noun) United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
Bradford(noun) United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York…
Bradley(noun) United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
Bradley's spleenwort(noun) a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
Bradley method(noun) a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and…
Bradley method of childbirth(noun) a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and…
Bradstreet(noun) poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
Brady(noun) United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the…
bradycardia(noun) abnormally slow heartbeat
Bradypodidae(noun) a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
Bradypus(noun) type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
Bradypus tridactylus(noun) a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
brae(noun) a slope or hillside
brag(verb) show off
Braga(noun) an ancient city in northern Portugal
Brage(noun) (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Bragg(noun) Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga…
braggadocio(noun) vain and empty boasting
braggart(adjective) exhibiting self-importance
bragger(noun) a very boastful and talkative person
bragging(adjective) exhibiting self-importance
braggy(adjective) exhibiting self-importance
Bragi(noun) (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Brahe(noun) Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion…
Brahma(noun) the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
brahman(noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
Brahmana(noun) prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial…
Brahmanism(noun) the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
Brahmaputra(noun) an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra River(noun) an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Brahmi(noun) a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts…
brahmin(noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
brahminic(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin

brahminical(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
Brahminism(noun) the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
Brahms(noun) German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
Brahui(noun) a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
braid(verb) make by braiding or interlacing
braided(adjective) woven by (or as if by) braiding
braiding(noun) trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
brail(noun) a small net used to draw fish into a boat
Braille(noun) French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for…
brain(noun) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the…
brain-fag(noun) exhaustion that affects mental keenness
brain-stem(noun) the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and…
brain-teaser(noun) a difficult problem
brain-worker(noun) someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
brain cell(noun) a nerve cell in the brain
brain coral(noun) massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
brain damage(noun) injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head,…
brain dead(adjective) having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram
brain death(noun) death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for…
brain disease(noun) any disorder or disease of the brain
brain disorder(noun) any disorder or disease of the brain
brain doctor(noun) a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
brain drain(noun) depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
brain edema(noun) swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
brain fever(noun) meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
brain mushroom(noun) a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively…
brain science(noun) the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
brain stem(noun) the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and…
brain sugar(noun) a simple sugar found in lactose
brain surgeon(noun) someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
brain surgery(noun) any surgical procedure involving the brain
brain trust(noun) an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
brain truster(noun) an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
brain tumor(noun) a tumor in the brain
brain tumour(noun) a tumor in the brain
brain wave(noun) (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with…
braincase(noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain
brainchild(noun) a product of your creative thinking and work
brainiac(noun) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
brainish(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
brainless(adjective) not using intelligence
brainpan(noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain
brainpower(noun) mental ability
brainsick(adjective) affected with madness or insanity
brainstem(noun) the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and…
brainstorm(noun) the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
brainstorming(noun) a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
brainwash(verb) persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwashed(adjective) subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new…
brainwashing(noun) forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
brainwave(noun) (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with…
brainworker(noun) someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
brainy(adjective) having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
braise(verb) cook in liquid
braised(adjective) cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
braising(noun) cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
brake(noun) a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
brake band(noun) a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation
brake cylinder(noun) a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
brake disk(noun) a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
brake drum(noun) a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
brake failure(noun) brakes fail to stop a vehicle
brake light(noun) a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
brake lining(noun) the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
brake pad(noun) one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk
brake pedal(noun) foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
brake shoe(noun) a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the…
brake system(noun) a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
brakeman(noun) a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
brakes(noun) a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
braky(adjective) covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
braless(adjective) having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
Bram Stoker(noun) Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
Brama(noun) type genus of the Bramidae
Brama raii(noun) deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for…
Bramante(noun) great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
bramble(noun) any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
bramble bush(noun) any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
brambling(noun) Eurasian finch
brambly(adjective) covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
Bramidae(noun) deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
Bramley's Seedling(noun) very large cooking apple
bran(noun) broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
bran-new(adjective) conspicuously new
bran flake(noun) wheat flake including the bran
bran muffin(noun) muffin containing bran
branch(noun) a division of some larger or more complex organization
branch line(noun) a railway line connected to a trunk line
branch out(verb) vary in order to spread risk or to expand
branch water(noun) pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
branched(adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
branched chain(noun) an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
branched chain ketoaciduria(noun) an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated…
branchia(noun) respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
branchial(adjective) of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
branchial arch(noun) one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and…
branchial cleft(noun) one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
branchiate(adjective) provided with gills
branching(adjective) having branches
Branchiobdella(noun) type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached…