Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 83
Brillancy (n.) 光輝；出色；傑出 The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.
With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. -- Longfellow.
Brilliancy (n.) A quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre}, {brilliancy}, {splendor}, {splendour}].
Brilliance (n.) [ U ] (Intelligence) 才華，聰慧 Great skill or intelligence.
// Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.
Brilliance (n.) [ U ] (Shine) 光明的，明亮的；（顔色）鮮艶的 Great brightness of light or colour.
// I had never seen diamonds shine with such brilliance before.
Brilliant (a.) 光輝的；明亮的；色彩豔麗的；傑出的，優秀的；輝煌的；出色的；才華橫溢的；技藝高超的；英明的；極為順利的 Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
Brilliant (a.) Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. -- Fisher Ames.
Brilliant (a.) Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; -- as, a brilliant chemist.
Syn: See Shining.
Brilliant (n.) （琢磨而成的）多面形鑽石 [C]；3.5磅因的鉛字（最小號的鉛字）[C] A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine. -- Pope.
Brilliant (n.) (Print.) The smallest size of type used in England printing.
Brilliant (n.) A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
Brilliant (a.) Of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: brilliant, superb].
Brilliant (a.) Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip].
Brilliant (a.) Characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid].
Brilliant (a.) Having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright, brilliant, vivid].
Brilliant (a.) Full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers."
Brilliant (a.) Clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: bright, brilliant].
Brilliant, () One of five pedagogical languages based on Markov algorithms, used in ["Nonpareil, a Machine Level Machine Independent Language for the Study of Semantics", B. Higman, ULICS Intl Report No ICSI 170, U London (1968)].
See also Diamond, Nonpareil, Pearl, Ruby.
Brilliant, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 762
Housing Units (2000): 402
Land area (2000): 3.437389 sq. miles (8.902796 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.437389 sq. miles (8.902796 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09424
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 34.022764 N, 87.767372 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 35548
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brilliant, AL
Brilliant
Brilliantly (adv.) 燦爛地；出色地 In a brilliant manner.
Brilliantly (adv.) With brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright].
Brilliantly (adv.) In an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly."
Brilliantness (n.) 卓越，燦爛，美妙，傑出 Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.
Brills (n. pl.) The hair on the eyelids of a horse. -- Bailey.
Brimmed (imp. & p. p.) of Brim.
Brimming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brim.
Brim (v. i.) To be full to the brim. "The brimming stream." -- Milton.
To brim over (literally or figuratively), To be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
Brim (n.) The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.
Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. -- Coleridge.
Brim (n.) The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.
The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. -- Josh. iii. 15.
Brim (n.) The rim of a hat. -- Wordsworth.
Brim (v. t.) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
Arrange the board and brim the glass. -- Tennyson.
Brim (a.) Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]
Compare: Breme
Breme (a.) Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. -- Drayton.
Breme (a.) Famous; renowned; well known. -- Wright. [Written also brim and brimme.] Bren
Brim (n.) The top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip].
Brim (n.) A circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat.
Brim (v.) Be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears."
Brim (v.) Fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship."
BRIM, () Bridge/ Router Interface Module.
Brimful (a.) Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow. "Her brimful eyes." -- Dryden.
Brimful (a.) Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" [syn: brimful, brimfull, brimming].
Brimless (a.) Having no brim; as, brimless caps.
Brimless (a.) Without a brim; "a brimless hat."
Brimmed (a.) Having a brim; -- usually in composition. "Broad-brimmed hat." -- Spectator.
Brimmed (a.) Full to, or level with, the brim. -- Milton.
Brimmer (n.) A brimful bowl; a bumper.
Brimming (a.) Full to the brim; overflowing.
Brimming (a.) Filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" [syn: brimful, brimfull, brimming].
Brimstone (v. t.) Sulphur; See Sulphur.
Brimstone (a.) Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
From his brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the devil has gone. -- Coleridge.
Brimstone (n.) An old name for sulfur [syn: brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur].
Brimstone, () An inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed by a rain of fire and brimstone (Gen. 19:24, 25). In Isa. 34:9 allusion is made to the destruction of these cities. This word figuratively denotes destruction or punishment (Job 18:15; Isa. 30:33; 34:9; Ps. 11:6; Ezek. 38:22). It is used to express the idea of excruciating torment in Rev. 14:10; 19:20; 20:10.
Brimstony (a.) Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. -- B. Jonson.
Brin (n.) [F.] One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. -- Knight.
Brinded (a.) Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled. "Three brinded cows," -- Dryden. "The brinded cat." -- Shak.
Brinded (a.) Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby].
Brindle (n.) The state of being brindled.
Brindle (n.) A brindled color; also, that which is brindled.
Brindle (a.) Brindled.
Brindle (a.) Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby].
Brindled (a.) Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded. "With a brindled lion played." -- Churchill.
Brindled (a.) Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby].
Brine (v. t.) To steep or saturate in brine.
Brine (v. t.) To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.
Brine (n.) Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters.
Brine (n.) The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. -- Cowper.
Brine (n.) Tears; -- so called from their saltness.
What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! -- Shak.
Brine fly (Zool.), A fly of the genus Ephydra, the larv[ae] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes.
Brine gauge, () An instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid.
Brine pan, () A pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization.
Brine pit, A salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.
Brine pump (Marine Engin.), A pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom.
Brine shrimp, Brine worm (Zool.), A phyllopod crustacean of the genus Artemia, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See Artemia.
Brine spring, A spring of salt water.
Leach brine (Saltmaking), Brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
Brine (n.) Water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater].
Brine (n.) A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
Brine (v.) Soak in brine.
Brought (imp. & p. p.) of Bring.
Bringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bring.
Bring (v. t.) To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread. -- 1 Kings xvii. 11.
To France shall we convey you safe, And bring you back. -- Shak.
Bring (v. t.) To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
There is nothing will bring you more honor . . . than to do what right in justice you may. -- Bacon.
Bring (v. t.) To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol. -- Sir I. Newton.
Bring (v. t.) To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do not easily bring themselves to it. -- Locke.
The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is brought to reflect on them. -- Locke.
Bring (v. t.) To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
To bring about, To bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
To bring back. (a) To recall.
To bring back. (b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.
To bring by the lee (Naut.), To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.
To bring down. (a) To cause to come down.
To bring down. (b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.
To bring down the house, To cause tremendous applause. [Colloq.]
To bring forth. (a) To produce, as young fruit.
To bring forth. (b) To bring to light; to make manifest.
To bring forward (a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
To bring forward (b) To hasten; to promote; to forward.
To bring forward (c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.
To bring home. (a) To bring to one's house.
To bring home. (b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of treason.
To bring home. (c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal experience.
To bring home. (d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor.
To bring in. (a) To fetch from without; to import.
To bring in. (b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.
To bring in. (c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a report.
To bring in. (d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a specified object.
To
bring in. (e) To
produce, as income.
To bring in. (f) To induce to join.
To bring off, To bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape.
To bring on. (a) To cause to begin.
To bring on. (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a disease.
To bring one on one's way, To accompany, guide, or attend one.
To bring out, To expose; to detect; to bring to light from concealment.
To bring over. (a) To fetch or bear across.
To
bring over. (b)
To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to change sides or an
opinion.
To bring to. (a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life,
as a fainting person.
To
bring to. (b)
(Naut.) To check the course of, as of a ship, by dropping the anchor, or by
counterbracing the sails so as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said
to lie to).
To bring to. (c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her
course.
To bring to. (d) To apply a rope to the capstan.
To bring to light, To disclose; to discover; to make clear; to reveal.
To bring a sail to (Naut.), To bend it to the yard.
To bring to pass, To accomplish to effect. "Trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." -- Ps. xxxvii. 5.
To bring under, To subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience.
To bring up. (a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
To bring up. (b) To cause to stop suddenly.
Note: [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.]
To bring up (any one) With a round turn, to cause (any one) to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
To be brought to bed. See under Bed.
Syn: To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import; procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
Bringer (n.) One who brings.
Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office. -- Shak.
Bringer in, () One who, or that which, introduces.
Brininess (n.) The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.
Brininess (n.) The relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: brininess, salinity].
Brinish (a.) Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish. "Brinish tears." -- Shak.
Brinishness (n.) State or quality of being brinish.
Brinjaree (n.) (Zool.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
Brink (n.) 邊，邊沿，邊緣 The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. "The brink of vice." -- Bp. Porteus. "The brink of ruin." -- Burke.
The plashy brink of weedy lake. -- Bryant. brinkmanship
Brink (n.) A region marking a boundary [syn: brink, threshold, verge].
Brink (n.) The edge of a steep place.
Brink (n.) The limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: verge, brink].
Briny (a.) Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
Briny (a.) Slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: brackish, briny].
Briny (n.) Any very large body of (salt) water [syn: main, briny].
Briony (n.) See Bryony. -- Tennyson.
Briony (n.) A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties [syn: bryony, briony].
Brisk (a.) Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. -- Shak.
Brisk toil alternating with ready ease. -- Wordworth.
Brisk (a.) Full of spirit of life; effervesc/ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider.
Syn: Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.
Bricked (imp. & p. p.) of Brisk.
Bricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brisk.
Brisk (v. t. & i.) To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
Brisk (a.) Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy].
Brisk (a.) Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic].
Brisk (a.) Very active; "doing a brisk business."
Brisk (v.) Become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: brisk, brisk up, brisken].
Brisket (n.) That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest.
Note: [See Illust. of Beef.]
Brisket (n.) A cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef.
Briskly (adv.) In a brisk manner; nimbly.
Briskly (adv.) In a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,' she said briskly."
Briskness (n.) Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.
Briskness (n.) Liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him" [syn: alacrity, briskness, smartness].
Bristle (n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
Bristle (n.) (Bot.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair. -- Gray.
Bristled (imp. & p. p.) of Bristle.
Bristling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bristle.
Bristle (v. t.) To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest. -- Shak.
Boy, bristle thy courage up. -- Shak.
Bristle (v. t.) To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
Bristle (v. i.) To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
His hair did bristle upon his head. -- Sir W. Scott.
Bristle (v. i.) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. -- Thackeray.
Ports bristling with thousands of masts. -- Macaulay.
Bristle (v. i.) To show defiance or indignation.
To bristle up, to show anger or defiance.
Bristle (n.) A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or Synthetic.
Bristle (n.) A stiff hair.
Bristle (v.) Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: abound, burst, bristle].
Bristle (v.) Rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: bristle, uprise, stand up].
Bristle (v.) Have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves."
Bristle (v.) React in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program."
Bristle-pointed (a.) (Bot.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.
Bristle-pointed (a.) Pointed like bristles.
Bristle-shaped (a.) Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
Bristletail (n.) (Zool.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.
Bristletail (n.) Small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail.
Bristliness (n.) The quality or state of having bristles.
Bristliness (n.) The quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines [syn: prickliness, bristliness, spininess, thorniness].
Bristly (a.) Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly. -- Bacon.
Bristly (a.) Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish].
Bristly (a.) Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny].
Bristol board, () A kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, () A brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol stone, () Rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.
Bristol (n.) An industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon.
Bristol -- U.S. County in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 534678
Housing Units (2000): 216918
Land area (2000): 555.996351 sq. miles (1440.023877 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 135.194052 sq. miles (350.150973 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 691.190403 sq. miles (1790.174850 sq. km)
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.778329 N, 71.102131 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, MA
Bristol County
Bristol County, MA
Bristol -- U.S. County in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 50648
Housing Units (2000): 19881
Land area (2000): 24.684197 sq. miles (63.931773 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 20.025939 sq. miles (51.866941 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 44.710136 sq. miles (115.798714 sq. km)
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.722601 N, 71.292172 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, RI
Bristol County
Bristol County, RI
Bristol -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population
(2000): 17367
Housing Units (2000): 8469
Land area (2000): 12.898907 sq. miles (33.408015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.265979 sq. miles (0.688883 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 13.164886 sq. miles (34.096898 sq. km)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.611116 N, 82.176193 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, VA
Bristol city
Bristol city, VA
Bristol, NH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Hampshire
Population (2000): 1670
Housing Units (2000): 928
Land area (2000): 4.742879 sq. miles (12.284000 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.019775 sq. miles (0.051216 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.762654 sq. miles (12.335216 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07620
Located within: New Hampshire (NH), FIPS 33
Location: 43.596198 N, 71.743777 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 03222
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, NH
Bristol
Bristol, CT -- U.S. city in Connecticut
Population (2000): 60062
Housing Units (2000): 26125
Land area (2000): 26.507506 sq. miles (68.654122 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.337237 sq. miles (0.873439 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 26.844743 sq. miles (69.527561 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08420
Located within: Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location: 41.682249 N, 72.933656 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 06010
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, CT
Bristol
Bristol, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 845
Housing Units (2000): 393
Land area (2000): 1.634114 sq. miles (4.232335 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.634114 sq. miles (4.232335 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08600
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.427063 N, 84.979099 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32321
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, FL
Bristol
Bristol, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 9923
Housing
Units (2000): 4207
Land area (2000): 1.649289 sq. miles (4.271638 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.198721 sq. miles (0.514685 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.848010 sq. miles (4.786323 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08760
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location:40.103382 N, 74.851448 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, PA
Bristol
Bristol, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 1382
Housing Units (2000): 559
Land area (2000): 2.383470 sq. miles (6.173158 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.113493 sq. miles (0.293946 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.496963 sq. miles (6.467104 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07750
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.721050 N, 85.818195 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46507
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, IN
Bristol
Bristol, RI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 22469
Housing Units (2000): 8705
Land area (2000): 10.111243 sq. miles (26.187997 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 10.523496 sq. miles (27.255728 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.634739 sq. miles (53.443725 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09460
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.684200 N, 71.268669 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02809
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, RI
Bristol
Bristol, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 377
Housing Units (2000): 186
Land area (2000): 0.525071 sq. miles (1.359927 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009895 sq. miles (0.025627 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.534966 sq. miles (1.385554 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07300
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.345237 N, 97.750783 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, SD
Bristol
Bristol, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000): 24821
Housing Units (2000): 11511
Land area (2000): 29.347706 sq. miles (76.010207 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.128158 sq. miles (0.331928 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 29.475864 sq. miles (76.342135 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08540
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 36.569135 N, 82.197489 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 37620
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, TN
Bristol
Bristol, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population (2000): 17367
Housing Units (2000): 8469
Land area (2000): 12.898907 sq. miles (33.408015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.265979 sq. miles (0.688883 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 13.164886 sq. miles (34.096898 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09816
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.611116 N, 82.176193 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 24201
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, VA
Bristol
Bristol (n.) A seaport city in the west of England.
Bristol
board, () A kind
of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
Bristol brick, A brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery;
-- originally manufactured at Bristol.
Bristol
stone, Rock
crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near
Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called
Bristol diamond.
Bristol (n.) An industrial city and port in southwestern England
near the mouth of the River Avon.
Bristol -- U.S. County in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 534678
Housing Units (2000): 216918
Land area (2000): 555.996351 sq. miles (1440.023877 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 135.194052 sq. miles (350.150973 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 691.190403 sq. miles (1790.174850 sq. km)
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.778329 N, 71.102131 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, MA
Bristol County
Bristol County, M
Bristol -- U.S. County in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 50648
Housing Units (2000): 19881
Land area (2000): 24.684197 sq. miles (63.931773 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 20.025939 sq. miles (51.866941 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 44.710136 sq. miles (115.798714 sq. km)
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.722601 N, 71.292172 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, RI
Bristol County
Bristol County, RI
Bristol -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population (2000): 17367
Housing Units (2000): 8469
Land area (2000): 12.898907 sq. miles (33.408015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.265979 sq. miles (0.688883 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 13.164886 sq. miles (34.096898 sq. km)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.611116 N, 82.176193 W
Headwords:
Bristol
Bristol, VA
Bristol city
Bristol city, VA
Bristol, NH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Hampshire
Population (2000): 1670
Housing Units (2000): 928
Land area (2000): 4.742879 sq. miles (12.284000 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.019775 sq. miles (0.051216 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.762654 sq. miles (12.335216 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07620
Located within: New Hampshire (NH), FIPS 33
Location: 43.596198 N, 71.743777 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 03222
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, NH
Bristol
Bristol, CT -- U.S. city in Connecticut
Population (2000): 60062
Housing Units (2000): 26125
Land area (2000): 26.507506 sq. miles (68.654122 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.337237 sq. miles (0.873439 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 26.844743 sq. miles (69.527561 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08420
Located within: Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location: 41.682249 N, 72.933656 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 06010
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, CT
Bristol
Bristol, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 845
Housing Units (2000): 393
Land area (2000): 1.634114 sq. miles (4.232335 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.634114 sq. miles (4.232335 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08600
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.427063 N, 84.979099 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32321
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, FL
Bristol
Bristol, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 9923
Housing Units (2000): 4207
Land area (2000): 1.649289 sq. miles (4.271638 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.198721 sq. miles (0.514685 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.848010 sq. miles (4.786323 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08760
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.103382 N, 74.851448 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, PA
Bristol
Bristol, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 1382
Housing Units (2000): 559
Land area (2000): 2.383470 sq. miles (6.173158 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.113493 sq. miles (0.293946 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.496963 sq. miles (6.467104 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07750
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.721050 N, 85.818195 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46507
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, IN
Bristol
Bristol, RI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 22469
Housing Units (2000): 8705
Land area (2000): 10.111243 sq. miles (26.187997 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 10.523496 sq. miles (27.255728 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.634739 sq. miles (53.443725 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09460
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.684200 N, 71.268669 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02809
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, RI
Bristol
Bristol, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 377
Housing Units (2000): 186
Land area (2000): 0.525071 sq. miles (1.359927 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009895 sq. miles (0.025627 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.534966 sq. miles (1.385554 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07300
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.345237 N, 97.750783 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, SD
Bristol
Bristol, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000): 24821
Housing Units (2000): 11511
Land area (2000): 29.347706 sq. miles (76.010207 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.128158 sq. miles (0.331928 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 29.475864 sq. miles (76.342135 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08540
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 36.569135 N, 82.197489 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 37620
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, TN
Bristol
Bristol, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population (2000): 17367
Housing Units (2000): 8469
Land area (2000): 12.898907 sq. miles (33.408015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.265979 sq. miles (0.688883 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 13.164886 sq. miles (34.096898 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09816
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.611116 N, 82.176193 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 24201
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bristol, VA
Bristol
Brisure (n.) (Fort.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
Brisure (n.) (Her.) A mark of cadency or difference. Brit
Brit (n.) Alt. of Britt.
Britt (n.) (Zool.) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat.
Britt (n.) (Zool.) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
Brit (n.) A native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit].
Brit (n.) The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: brit, britt].
Brit (n.) Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: brit, britt].
Britain (n.) A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain].
Britain (n.) (Proper noun) 大不列顛；英國 The island containing England, Wales, and Scotland. The name is broadly synonymous with Great Britain, but the longer form is more usual for the political unit.
Compare: Wales
Wales (n.) (Proper noun) 威爾斯（英國的一部分，位於大不列顛島西南） A country of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, to the west of central England; population 2,993,000 (est. 2008); capital, Cardiff.
The Celtic inhabitants of Wales successfully maintained independence against the Anglo-Saxons who settled in England following the withdrawal of the Romans. Norman colonization from England began in the 12th century, and their control over the country was assured by Edward I's conquest (1277–84). Edward began the custom of making the English sovereign's eldest son Prince of Wales. Wales was formally brought into the English legal and parliamentary system by Henry VIII (1536), but has retained a distinct cultural identity. In 1997 a referendum narrowly approved proposals for a Welsh assembly, which was inaugurated in 1999.
Britannia (n.) A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.
Britannic (a.) Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty. Brite
Britannic (a.) Of Britain; "Her Britannic Majesty."
Brite (v. t.) Alt. of Bright.
Bright (v. t.) To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]
Briticism (n.) A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.
Briticism (n.) An expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) [syn: Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism].
British (n. pl.) People of Great Britain.
British (a.) Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
British gum, () A brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
British lion, () The national emblem of Great Britain.
British seas, () The four seas which surround Great Britain.
British (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British."
British (n.) The people of Great Britain [syn: British, British people, Brits].
Britisher (n.) An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely].
Britisher (n.) A native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit].
Briton (a.) British. [Obs.] -- Spenser. -- n. A native of Great Britain.
Briton (a.) Characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England."
Briton (n.) A native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit].
Briton (n.) An inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions.
Brittle (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece Of fine-cut crystal. -- Cotton.
Brittle silver ore, The mineral stephanite.
Brittle (a.) Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brittle, brickle, brickly].
Brittle (a.) Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman."
Brittle (a.) (Of metal or glass) Not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: brittle, unannealed].
Brittle (n.) Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: brittle, toffee, toffy].
Brittle (a.) Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle.
This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercial software, which (due to closed-source development) displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose robust.
Brittlely (adv.) In a brittle manner. -- Sherwood.
Brittleness (n.) Aptness to break; fragility.
Brittleness (n.) Firm but easily broken [syn: brittleness, crispness, crispiness].
Brittle star () (Zool.) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.
Brittle star (n.) An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc [syn: brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star].
Britzska (n.) A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
Brize (n.) The breeze fly. See Breeze. -- Shak.
Breeze, Breeze fly, (n.) (Zool.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]
Broach (n.) A spit. [Obs.]
He turned a broach that had worn a crown. -- Bacon.
Broach (n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.] -- Forby.
Broach (n.) (Mech.) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.
Broach (n.) (Mech.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.