| breastwork |
a temporary, hastily built defensive fortification, usu. of breast height. |
| breath |
the air that flows into and out of the lungs during respiration. [4 definitions] |
| breathable |
combined form of breathe. |
| Breathalyzer |
trademark for an instrument into which a person exhales, used to determine a motorist's level of alcoholic intoxication. |
| breathe |
to draw air into the lungs and expel it; respirate. [10 definitions] |
| breathe easily |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
| breathe easy |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
| breathe freely |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
| breather |
a short period of rest. [2 definitions] |
| breathing |
inhaling and exhaling; living; alive. [3 definitions] |
| breathless |
breathing heavily following great exertion. [3 definitions] |
| breathtaking |
causing great wonder, excitement, or awe. |
| breathy |
of a voice, softened or otherwise altered in timbre by more than ordinary expiration of breath. [2 definitions] |
| breccia |
rock consisting of sharp-angled fragments of older rocks cemented together in sandstone, clay, or the like. |
| bred |
past tense and past participle of breed. |
| breech |
the lower posterior region of the human torso; buttocks. [3 definitions] |
| breechcloth |
a piece of material worn as covering for the loins; loincloth. |
| breeches |
(used with a pl. verb) trousers that reach to the knee; knickers. [2 definitions] |
| breeches buoy |
a nautical rescue device consisting of a canvas sling with leg holes that is suspended from a life preserver, used to transfer the rescued person up a rope to a ship. |
| breeching |
the part of a draft horse's harness that passes behind its hindquarters. |
| breechloader |
a gun that is loaded at the rear of the barrel. (Cf. muzzleloader.) |