Brachiate (a.) Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.
Brachioganoid (n.) One of the Brachioganoidei.
Brachioganoidei (n. pl.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii.
Brachiolaria (n. pl.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia.
Brachiopod (n.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
Brachiopoda (n.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.
Bracchia (pl. ) of Brachium
Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
Brachman (n.) See Brahman.
Brachycatalectic (n.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.
Brachycephalic (a.) Alt. of Brachycephalous
Brachycephalous (a.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.
Brachycephaly (n.) Alt. of Brachycephalism
Brachycephalism (n.) The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.
Brachyceral (a.) Having short antennae, as certain insects.
Brachydiagonal (a.) Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
Brachydome (n.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.
Brachygrapher (n.) A writer in short hand; a stenographer.
Brachygraphy (n.) Stenography.
Brachylogy (n.) Conciseness of expression; brevity.
Brachypinacoid (n.) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
Brachyptera (n. pl.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.
Brachypteres (n.pl.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.
Brachypterous (a.) Having short wings.
Brachystochrone (n.) A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.
Brachytypous (a.) Of a short form.
Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.
Brachyural (a.) Alt. of Brachyurous
Brachyurous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Brachyura.
Brachyuran (n.) One of the Brachyura.
Bracing (a.) Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
Bracing (n.) The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
Brack (n.) An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.
Brack (n.) Salt or brackish water.
Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.
Bracket (n.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.
Bracket (n.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.
Bracket (n.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
Bracket (n.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
Bracket (n.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.
Bracket (n.) A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.
Bracketed (imp. & p. p.) of Bracket
Bracketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bracket
Bracket (v. t.) To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.
Bracketing (n.) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
Brackish (a.) Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
Brackishness (n.) The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.
Bracky (a.) Brackish.
Bract (n.) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
Bract (n.) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
Bractea (n.) A bract.
Bracteal (a.) Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
Bracteate (a.) Having a bract or bracts.
Bracted (a.) Furnished with bracts.
Bracteolate (a.) Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.
Bracteole (n.) Same as Bractlet.
Bractless (a.) Destitute of bracts.
Bractlet (n.) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.
Brad (n.) A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
Brad awl () A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.
Bradoon (n.) Same as Bridoon.
Brae (n.) A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill.
Bragged (imp. & p. p.) of Brag
Bragging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brag
Brag (v. i.) To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do.
Brag (v. t.) To boast of.
Brag (n.) A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
Brag (n.) The thing which is boasted of.
Brag (n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
Brag (v. i.) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
Brag (adv.) Proudly; boastfully.
Braggadocio (n.) A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer.
Braggadocio (n.) Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.
Braggardism (n.) Boastfulness; act of bragging.
Braggart (v. i.) A boaster.
Braggart (a.) Boastful.
Bragger (n.) One who brags; a boaster.
Bragget (n.) A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc.
Braggingly (adv.) Boastingly.
Bragless (a.) Without bragging.
Bragly (adv.) In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly.
Brahma (n.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
Brahma (n.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.
Brahmans (pl. ) of Brahmin
Brahmins (pl. ) of Brahmin
Brahman (n.) Alt. of Brahmin
Brahmin (n.) A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
Brahmaness (n.) A Brahmani.
Brahmani (n.) Any Brahman woman.
Brahmanic (a.) Alt. of ical
-ical (a.) Alt. of ical
Brahminic (a.) Alt. of ical
ical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.
Brahmanism (n.) Alt. of Brahminism
Brahminism (n.) The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
Brahmanist (n.) Alt. of Brahminist
Brahminist (n.) An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
Brahmoism (n.) The religious system of Brahmo-somaj.