| braces |
(chiefly British) a pair of adjustable straps that are designed to support trousers, worn over the shoulders and attached to the trousers at the front and back of the waist; suspenders. [2 definitions] |
| brace up |
to summon one's strength or courage. |
| brachial |
of, like, or belonging to a vertebrate's arm, wing, foreleg, or other similar forelimb. |
| brachio- |
arm. |
| brachiopod |
any of various marine invertebrates with hinged upper and lower shells and an armlike part with tentacles on either side of the mouth. |
| brachium |
the part of the arm that reaches from the shoulder to the elbow, or a similar part of an appendage such as a wing or flipper. [2 definitions] |
| brachy- |
short. |
| brachycephalic |
having a short, nearly round head, which is eighty percent or more as wide as it is long. (Cf. dolichocephalic.) |
| bracing |
invigorating; energizing; stimulating. [3 definitions] |
| bracken |
a large, coarse fern. [2 definitions] |
| bracket |
an L-shaped fixture attached to a wall or other vertical surface to support something such as a shelf. [7 definitions] |
| bracket creep |
(informal) an increase in income leading to one's placement in a higher tax bracket, sometimes resulting in a net decrease in income as a result of higher tax rates and inflation. |
| brackish |
somewhat salty; briny. [2 definitions] |
| bract |
a leaflike part usu. located below a flower or flower cluster. |
| bractlet |
a small or secondary bract on a flower's stem. |
| brad |
a thin nail with either a small head or a slight projection on the side. [2 definitions] |
| bradycardia |
abnormally slow heart rate. |
| brag |
to speak with excessive pride in oneself, or anything or anyone associated with oneself; boast. [5 definitions] |
| braggadocio |
empty or exaggerated boasting. [3 definitions] |
| braggart |
one who boasts a lot. [2 definitions] |
| Brahma |
according to Hinduism, the impersonal, supreme, and eternal essence of the universe, from which all life originates. [2 definitions] |