| broad jump |
in track competition, a jump for distance with a running start; a former name for long jump. [2 definitions] |
| broadloom |
of or pertaining to carpets or rugs woven on a loom wider than four and a half feet. [2 definitions] |
| broad-minded |
having unprejudiced views; tolerant or liberal. |
| broadside |
a strong, often abusive criticism or denunciation. [9 definitions] |
| broad-spectrum |
of an antibiotic, widely effective or applicable. |
| broadsword |
a sword with a broad flat blade. |
| broadtail |
the wavy, glossy black pelt of a newborn or stillborn karakul lamb. |
| Broadway |
a major north-south New York City street, part of which is the core of the theater district in midtown. [2 definitions] |
| Brobdingnag |
in Jonathan Swift's eighteenth-century novel Gulliver's Travels, a land inhabited by giants. |
| Brobdingnagian |
huge; enormous; gigantic. [3 definitions] |
| brocade |
a fabric woven with a raised pattern. [2 definitions] |
| broccoli |
a cultivated subspecies of the cabbage, or the green flower buds and flowering stalk of this plant used for food. |
| brochette |
a small skewer or spit used for cooking. |
| brochure |
a small booklet or pamphlet, esp. one that contains pictures and is used for advertising purposes. |
| brogan |
a stout, ankle-high work shoe. |
| brogue1 |
a dialectal pronunciation, esp. an Irish accent. |
| brogue2 |
a strong laced shoe, usu. having decorative perforations. |
| broil1 |
to cook by direct heat, as on a grill or in an oven. [6 definitions] |
| broil2 |
a rowdy quarrel or brawl. [2 definitions] |
| broiler |
a device used for broiling food, such as a grill, pan, or compartment in a stove. [2 definitions] |
| broke |
past tense of break. [2 definitions] |