| Broad Church |
of or pertaining to a liberal party in the Anglican Church that advocates a broad interpretation of rituals and traditions. (Cf. High Church, Low Church.) |
| broadcloth |
a fabric with a close weave and a soft finish, made of cotton, rayon, or silk and used for clothing. |
| broaden |
to make or become broad. |
| broad gauge |
a railroad track with a distance between the rails that is greater than the standard width of 56.5 inches or 143.5 centimeters. (Cf. narrow gauge, standard gauge.) |
| broad-gauge |
of or pertaining to railroad equipment used on a broad gauge. [2 definitions] |
| broad in the beam |
(informal) wide in the hips. |
| 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. |