| 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. |
| 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] |
| breve |
a mark ( ˇ ). A breve is placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is short. |
| brew |
to make by soaking in boiling water. [4 definitions] |
| briar |
a pipe made from the root of a brier. |
| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. [2 definitions] |
| brick |
a hard block of dried or baked clay used as a building material. [2 definitions] |
| bride1 |
a woman who is about to be married or was just married. |