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. |
brogue1 |
a dialectal pronunciation, esp. an Irish accent. |