| Br.1 |
abbreviation of "Bridge," a structure that extends a road, path, or other route over an obstacle such as a river or railway, to allow for continuous travel (used as part of a proper name). |
| Br.2 |
abbreviation of "Brother," a lay member of a male religious order (used as a title). |
| bra |
a woman's undergarment with fabric cups that support the breasts; brassiere. |
| brace |
a device that holds things in position, such as a clamp. [10 definitions] |
| brace and bit |
a drilling tool that consists of a drill bit rotated by a handle or brace. |
| bracelet |
a band or chain worn around the wrist or arm as an ornament. |
| bracer1 |
someone or something that braces. [2 definitions] |
| bracer2 |
an arm or wrist guard worn by archers as protection from the bowstring. |
| bracero |
a Mexican laborer allowed to enter the United States temporarily in order to perform seasonal or migrant work. |
| 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. |