| brownie |
a small, mythical fairy, esp. one who secretly does household work at night. [3 definitions] |
| brownout |
a curtailment or reduction of available electrical power in a neighborhood or city. |
| browse |
to examine items in a leisurely way. [6 definitions] |
| bruise |
to wound or damage without causing a break or rupture. [4 definitions] |
| Brunei |
an independent Asian country under British protection, on the north coast of Borneo. |
| brunette |
having a dark color, as hair, eyes, skin, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| brush1 |
a device made of stiff hairs, such as nylon or animal hair, fastened into a handle, for grooming, painting, scrubbing, and the like. [8 definitions] |
| brush2 |
a thick growth of small trees, shrubs, or bushes. [2 definitions] |
| brush up on |
to study again to bring one's knowledge up to date or to remember what might have been forgotten; review. |
| Brussels |
the capital of Belgium. |
| Brussels sprout |
a green vegetable resembling a small head of cabbage that grows among other heads along a tall stalk of a plant. [2 definitions] |
| brutal |
exceptionally savage, merciless, or cruel. [3 definitions] |
| brute |
any nonhuman animal, esp. a mammal. [5 definitions] |
| B.S.1 |
abbreviation of "Bachelor of Science," an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in science, technology, or the like. |
| bu. |
abbreviation of "bushel" or "bushels." |
| bubble |
an approximately spherical volume of gas bounded by a liquid or a solid. [7 definitions] |
| buck1 |
a fully grown male of certain animal species such as the deer, goat, rabbit, and sheep. [3 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of a horse or similar animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff forelegs. [7 definitions] |
| buck5 |
(informal) a dollar in the U.S. |
| bucket |
a cylindrical container, usu. carried by means of a semicircular handle; pail. [5 definitions] |
| buckle |
a fastener, usu. made of metal, that is used to join two ends, esp. as part of a belt. [9 definitions] |