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B — Brightness to Bulbul (Part 3 of 11)

Bring over.

    1. Bear across, fetch over.
    2. Convert, win over.

Bring to.

    1. Check the course of (said of a ship).
    2. Resuscitate, revive.

Bring under. Subdue, repress, restrain, conquer, get the better of.

Bring up. Educate, instruct, rear, nurse, breed, nurture.

Brink, n.

    1. Edge, border, margin, verge, brow.
    2. Shore, bank, brim, rim, margin, marge, sands, border.

Briny, a. Salt.

Brisk, a. Active, lively, quick, agile, nimble, smart, alert, spry, spirited, vivacious, sprightly.

Bristle, v. a.

    1. Point with a bristle, fasten a bristle on.
    2. Make bristly, roughen, erect in bristles, corrugate, bethorn, bespine, ruffle.

Bristle, v. n.

    1. Stand on end, stand up like bristles.
    2. Be horrent.
    3. [With up.] Become irritated, show anger, take offence, ruffle, bridle.

Brittle, a. Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, frangible, brash, easily broken (into pieces), easily shivered.

Britzska, n. Brett.