Chapter Branchiæ to Brighten of B by Soule's Synonymes

Bridle, n. Restraint, curb, check.

Bridle, v. a.

1. Put a bridle on, bit.

2. Restrain, check, curb, control, govern.

3. [Usually with up.] Ruffle, rustle, bristle, toss the head, be incensed, put on an air of offended dignity.

Brief, a.

1. Short, concise, succinct, compendious, laconic, curt.

2. Short, transitory, fleeting, transient, temporary, short-lived, ephemeral.

Brief, n.

1. Epitome, compendium, summary, synopsis, syllabus, abstract, breviary, abridgment, conspectus.

2. Pontifical letter, papal rescript.

3. (Law.) Writ, precept.

Briefless, a. Without clients, unretained, unemployed, without business.

Briefly, ad. Concisely, in short, in brief, in a few words.

Brigand, n. Robber, highwayman, footpad, freebooter, marander, outlaw, bandit.

Bright, a.

1. Luminous, shining, resplendent, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glittering, glistening, glistering, twinkling, beaming, shimmering, sparkling, scintillating, scintillant, coruscating, flashing, flaming, blazing, dazzling, irradiant, radiant, brilliant, effulgent, refulgent, splendid, luminiferous, luciferous, light, vivid, nitid, sheeny, glossy, burnished, sunny, orient, noon-day, meridian, noontide, fulgid, fulgent, beamy, silvery, argent.

2. Clear, transparent, lucid, pellucid, lucent, lambent, cloudless, untroubled, limpid.

3. Illustrious, glorious, famous.

4. Acute, ingenious, discerning, keen. See intelligent.