Brazilian wandering spider |
any of a family of highly venomous, quick-moving, and aggressive spiders native to the rainforests of Brazil, also known as the banana spider for the frequency with which members of this family are found in bunches of bananas. |
Brazil nut |
a large, oily triangular nut, the seed of a large tropical South American tree, or the tree itself. |
Brazzaville |
the capital of Congo. |
breach |
the act, condition, or result of breaking or rupturing. [7 definitions] |
breach of promise |
in law, a breaking of a promise, esp. a promise to marry a particular person. |
bread |
a food made primarily with flour or meal and baked, usu. in a loaf shape. [4 definitions] |
bread and butter |
(informal) the chief means of supporting oneself. |
bread-and-butter |
providing the basic financial support. [2 definitions] |
breadbasket |
a basket for holding or serving bread. [2 definitions] |
breadboard |
a board on which baked bread is cut or on which bread dough is kneaded. [2 definitions] |
breadbox |
a kitchen container, usu. made of metal with an attached movable lid, used for storing bread. |
breadcrumb |
a very tiny bit of bread. [2 definitions] |
breadfruit |
a large round edible fruit that has a breadlike texture when baked. [2 definitions] |
bread line |
a line in which people stand to receive food from a charity organization or the government during hard times, or the people in such a line. |
breadstick |
a long, crisp, stick-shaped piece of bread. |
breadstuff |
meal, flour, or grain used for making bread. [2 definitions] |
breadth |
distance from side to side measured perpendicularly to length; width. [3 definitions] |
breadthwise |
in the side-to-side direction. |
breadwinner |
a member of a family or household who earns money to support the other members. |
break |
to cause to separate suddenly or forcefully into pieces. [26 definitions] |
breakable |
combined form of break. |