| bring up |
to take care of (a child) until the child is an adult. [4 definitions] |
| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. [2 definitions] |
| brinkmanship |
the practice of seeking advantage by pursuing a dangerous course of action to the brink of disaster. |
| briny |
of or like brine or salt water; very salty. [2 definitions] |
| brio |
sprightliness or vivacity; vigor. |
| brioche |
a sweet, airy bun or roll made with butter, yeast, flour, and eggs. |
| briquette |
a small brick or cube of charcoal or compressed coal dust, used as fuel in cooking. |
| bris |
the Jewish practice of circumcising boys eight days after birth; Brith; Brith Milah |
| brisk |
active or energetic; lively; quick. [3 definitions] |
| brisket |
in livestock, the part of the chest adjacent to the ribs, or the meat derived from it. |
| brisling |
a small fish of the northeastern Atlantic; sprat. |
| bristle |
a short, stiff hair, esp. on an animal. [6 definitions] |
| bristlecone pine |
a small pine growing at high altitudes in the western United States that is the longest-lived conifer known, some specimens being over four thousand years old. |
| bristle worm |
a segmented worm of the class Polychaeta with bristled appendages. |
| Bristol board |
a fine-grained, heavy pasteboard used by artists, printers, and the like. |
| Brit |
(informal) a person from Great Britain; Briton. |
| brit |
the young of herring. [2 definitions] |
| Britain |
the main island of the United Kingdom, located off the northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales; Great Britain. [2 definitions] |
| Britannia |
Great Britain or the British Empire, often represented as a seated, helmeted woman holding a trident. [3 definitions] |
| Britannia metal |
an alloy of tin, copper, antimony, and other metals, similar to pewter and used for tableware. |
| Britannic |
of Great Britain; British. [2 definitions] |