| brogue1 |
a dialectal pronunciation, esp. an Irish accent. |
| brogue2 |
a strong laced shoe, usu. having decorative perforations. |
| broil1 |
to cook at high temperature with heat coming from one direction, 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] |
| broiling |
causing the physical sensation of extreme heat. |
| broke |
past tense of break. [2 definitions] |
| broken |
cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer able to function. [9 definitions] |
| broken-down |
weak or shattered from disease or age. |
| broken-hearted |
full of intense grief or disappointment. |
| broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, esp. of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. [2 definitions] |
| brokerage |
the business of a broker. [2 definitions] |
| bromate |
any salt of bromic acid. |
| bromeliad |
any of several plants of the pineapple family, usu. having stiff leaves and spikes of bright flowers, and sometimes growing non-parasitically on other plants. |
| bromic acid |
a poisonous acid that is stable only in very dilute form and is used as an oxidizing agent. |
| bromide |
a compound consisting of bromine and at least one other element. [4 definitions] |
| bromidic |
commonplace or dull. |
| bromine |
a chemical element of the halogen group that has thirty-five protons in each nucleus, occurring as a toxic, volatile, dark reddish brown liquid or in various compounds such as acids and salts. (symbol: Br) |
| bronchi |
pl. of bronchus. |
| bronchial |
of or pertaining to the branched tubes into which the windpipe divides. |
| bronchial tube |
a bronchus or any of the tubes branching from it; one of the two main branches of the trachea. |