Broth, n. Soup (in which meat has been macerated).
Brothel, n. Bagnio, stew, bawdy-house, bordel, house of prostitution, house of ill-fame.
Brotherhood, n.
- 1. Relation of a brother, body of brethren.
- 2. Brotherliness, mutual kindness, friendliness, fraternal feeling, brotherly love.
- 3. Fraternity, association, sodality, society, clique, coterie, clan, junto.
Brotherly, a. Fraternal, affectionate, kind, amicable, friendly, cordial.
Brow, n.
- 1. Eyebrow.
- 2. Forehead.
- 3. Edge (as of a precipice), brink, border.
Browbeat, v. a. Bully, overbear, beat down, treat insolently.
Brown study. Reverie, musing, abstraction, pre-occupation, absence, absence of mind.
Brownwort, n. Yellow figwort.
Browse, n. Tender twigs of shrubs and trees.
Browse, v. a. Nibble, crop, feed upon.
Browse, v. n.
- 1. Feed on browse.
- 2. (Colloq.) Live precariously.
Bruin, n. (Colloq.) Bear.
Bruise, v. a.
- 1. Crush, squeeze, contuse.
- 2. Break, batter, pound, bray, pulverize, comminute, triturate, break to pieces.
- 3. Indent, batter, deface.