Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 75
Brahmo-somaj (n.) A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindoos.
Braided (imp. &. p. p.) of Braid
Braiding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Braid
Braid (v. t.) To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
Braid your locks with rosy twine. -- Milton.
Braid (v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
Braid (v. t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. -- Shak.
Braid (n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. -- Scott.
Braid (n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
Braid (n.) A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] -- Sackville.
Braid (n.) A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] -- R. Hyrde.
Braid (v. i.) To start; to awake. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Braid (a.) Deceitful. [Obs.]
Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. -- Shak.
Braid (n.) A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist].
Braid (n.) Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: braid, gold braid, braiding].
Braid (v.) Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace, plait].
Braid (v.) Decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar".
Braid (v.) Form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: braid, pleach] [ant: unbraid].
Braiding (n.) The act of making or using braids.
Braiding (n.) Braids, collectively; trimming.
Brail (n.) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
Brail (n.) A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Brail (v. t.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
Brain (n.) (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.
Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii.
Brain (n.) (Zool.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
Brain (n.) The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; as, use your brains. " My brain is too dull." -- Sir W. Scott.
Note: In this sense, often used in the plural.
Brain (n.) The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] -- Shak.
Brain (n.) A very intelligent person. [informal]
Brain (n.) the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree
of self-regulation. [informal]
To have on the brain, To have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low]
No-brainer A decision requiring little or no thought; an obvious choice. [slang]
Brain box or Brain case, The bony or cartilaginous case inclosing the brain.
Brain coral, Brain stone coral (Zool.), A massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera M[ae]andrina and Diploria.
Brain fag (Med.), Brain weariness. See Cerebropathy.
Brain fever (Med.), Fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever.
Brain sand, Calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
Brained (imp. & p. p.) of Brain
Braining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brain
Brain (v. t.) To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat.
There thou mayst brain him. -- Shak.
It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That brained my purpose. -- Shak.
Brain (v. t.) To conceive; to understand. [Obs.]
'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen Tongue, and brain not. -- Shak.
Brain (n.) That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain, encephalon].
Brain (n.) Mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit].
Brain (n.) That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous].
Brain (n.) Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein].
Brain (n.) The brain of certain animals used as meat.
Brain (v.) Hit on the head.
Brain (v.) Kill by smashing someone's skull.
BRAIN, () Berlin Research Area Information Network (network)
BRAIN, () Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (USA)
BRAIN, () Broadband Radio Access for IP-based Networks
Brain (n.) An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to _be_ something from the man who wishes to _do_ something. A man of great wealth, or one who has been pitchforked into high station, has commonly such a headful of brain that his neighbors cannot keep their hats on. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, brain is so
highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
Brained (p. a.) Supplied with brains.
Brainiac (n.) 聰明而勤奮的人 Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein].
Brainish (a.) Hot-headed; furious.
Brainless (a.) Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless.
Brainpan (n.) The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
Brainsick (a.) Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
Brainsickly (adv.) In a brainsick manner.
Brainstorm (n.) 集體研討；集思廣益；計上心頭，靈機一動；突來的靈感；【醫】腦病發作；突然精神錯亂；（突發的）精神錯亂；【口】突然想到的主意；靈機一動，妙主意 The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant insight. (Syn: insight, brainwave).
brainstorm (v.i. &v.t.) (v. i.) 進行頭腦風暴；獻計獻策 To try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members. (Syn: practice brainstorming).
Brainstorm (n.) The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: {insight}, {brainstorm}, {brainwave}].
Brainstorm (v.) Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it.
Brainy (a.) Having an active or vigorous mind.
Braise (n.) Alt. of Braize
Braize (n.) A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.
Braise (n.) Alt. of Braize
Braize (n.) Charcoal powder; breeze.
Braize (n.) Braised meat.
Braise (v. t.) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.
Braiser (n.) A kettle or pan for braising.
Brait (n.) A rough diamond.
Braize (n.) See Braise.
Brake () imp. of Break.
Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.
Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.
Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though.
Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.
Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag.
Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine.
Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.
Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture.
Brakemen (n. pl. ) of Brakeman
Brakeman (n.) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
Brakeman (n.) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
Braky (a.) Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny.
Brama (n.) See Brahma.
Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.
Bramble (n.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
Bramble (n.) The brambling or bramble finch.
Bramble bush () The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.
Brambled (a.) Overgrown with brambles.
Bramble net () A net to catch birds.
Brambling (n.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.
Brambly (a.) Pertaining to, resembling, or full of, brambles.
Brame (n.) Sharp passion; vexation.
Bramin () Alt. of Braminic
Braminic () See Brahman, Brachmanic, etc.
Bran (n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
Bran (n.) The European carrion crow.
Brancard (n.) A litter on which a person may be carried.
Branches (n. pl. ) of Branch
Branch (n.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.
Branch (n.) Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
Branch (n.) Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.
Branch (n.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.
Branch (n.) A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.
Branch (n.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
Branch (a.) Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
Branched (imp. & p. p.) of Branch
Branching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Branch
Branch (v. i.) To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.
Branch (v. i.) To divide into separate parts or subdivision.
Branch (v. t.) To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in.
Branch (v. t.) To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs.
Branch (n.) [ C ] (Part) (B2) 一部分；支族，旁系 A part of something larger.
// Immunology is a branch of biological science.
// One branch of their family (= one group of relatives) emigrated to Brazil.
// In the US, the president is part of the executive branch of the government.
Branch (n.) (B1) 分支機構；分部；分行；分店 One of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization.
// I used to work in the local branch of a large bank.
// She's a branch manager.
// Take the forms into your local branch office.
Branch (n.) [ C ] (Tree part) (B1) 樹枝 One of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it.
// Bare/ leafy/ flowering branches.
// The fruit on the lower branches was protected from the sun.
// Watch out for overhanging branches.
Branch (n.) [ C ] (River/ road) 支流；岔路 A part of a river or road that leaves the main part.
// This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.
Branch (v.) [ I ] (Tree) 出枝；發出新枝 To produce branches.
// The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down.
Branch (v.) [ I ] (Split) 分岔，岔開 To divide into two.
// The road branches at the bottom of the hill.
Phrasal verb:
Branch off (- Phrasal verb with Branch) (v.) [ I ] （道路）岔開，分岔 If a road or path branches off, it goes in another direction.
// We drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road.
Branch off sth (-Phrasal verb with Branch) (v.) [ I ] 離開（主路） To leave a main road by turning into a smaller road.
// We branched off the main route and went through the countryside.
Branch out (-phrasal verb with Branch) (v.) [ I ] 涉足（尤指新工作）；擴展（業務）To start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job.
// This designer has recently branched out into children's wear.
// After a couple of years working for other people, she branched out on her own (= started her own business).
Brancher (n.) That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Brancher (n.) A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
Branchery (n.) A system of branches.
Branchiae (n. pl. ) of Branchia
Branchia (n.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
Branchial (a.) Of or pertaining to branchiae or gills.
Branchiate (a.) Furnished with branchiae; as, branchiate segments.
Branchiferous (a.) Having gills; branchiate; as, branchiferous gastropods.
Branchiness (n.) Fullness of branches.
Branching (a.) Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.