breadth |
the distance measured from one side to the other side of something; width. [2 definitions] |
breadwinner |
a member of a family or household who earns money to support the other members. |
break |
to cause to come apart into pieces; smash. [19 definitions] |
break down |
to stop working; become unable to function. [7 definitions] |
breakdown |
a failure to work or run correctly. [2 definitions] |
breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. |
breakfast |
the first meal of the day, eaten in the morning. [2 definitions] |
break in |
to enter by force and illegally. [2 definitions] |
break the ice |
to relieve social tensions caused by formal conventions or awkwardness. |
breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field. A breakthrough solves a problem that has been preventing progress in achieving something or in gaining greater knowledge of something. |
breast |
the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach; chest. [2 definitions] |
breastbone |
the flat bone located in the center of the chest. A person's ribs on both sides of the chest are joined to the breastbone. |
breath |
the air that flows into and out of the lungs during breathing. [3 definitions] |
breathe |
to draw air into the lungs and let it out. [2 definitions] |
breathing |
the act or process of inhaling and exhaling air. |
breathless |
breathing hard following a lot of exercise or physical effort. [2 definitions] |
bred |
past tense and past participle of "breed." |
breeches |
(used with a plural verb) pants that reach to or just below the knee. |
breed |
to keep for mating and reproduction. [4 definitions] |
breeding |
the act or process of producing offspring. [2 definitions] |
breeze |
a light or gentle wind. [3 definitions] |