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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

brown study
noun a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness

brown sugar
noun unrefined or only partly refined sugar

Brown Swiss
noun large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland

brown thrasher
brown thrush noun common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage

brown trout
salmon trout 1 Salmo trutta noun speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America

Brown University
Brown noun a university in Rhode Island

brown-black
brownish-black adjective of black tinged with brown

brown-green
brownish-green adjective of green tinged with brown

brown-grey
brown-gray adjective of grey tinged with brown

brown-purple
brownish-purple adjective of dark purple tinted with brown

brown-speckled
brownish-speckled adjective having brown speckles

brown-striped
brownish-striped adjective having brown stripes

Browne
Charles Farrar Browne noun United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)

Browne
Phiz noun English illustrator of several of Dickens` novels (1815-1882)

Brownian movement
Brownian motion noun the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid

brownie
noun square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts

brownie mix
noun a commercial mix for making brownies

Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning noun English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)

Browning
noun English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)

Browning automatic rifle
noun a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

Browning machine gun
Peacemaker noun a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War

brownish yellow
noun a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge

Brownshirt
noun a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms

brownstone
noun a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color

Brownsville
noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships

browntail
brown-tail moth noun small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees

browse
browsing noun the act of feeding by continual nibbling

browse
verb feed as in a meadow or pasture; `the herd was grazing`

browser
web browser noun a program used to view HTML documents

Bruce
Robert the Bruce noun King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)

Bruce
Sir David Bruce noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

Bruce Lee
Lee Yuen Kam noun United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)

Brucella
noun an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon

brucellosis
contagious abortion noun an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

brucellosis
Malta fever noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

Bruch
Max Bruch noun German composer (1838-1920)

Bruchidae
family Bruchidae noun seed beetles

Bruchus
genus Bruchus noun type genus of the Bruchidae

brucine
noun a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

Bruckenthalia
genus Bruckenthalia noun one species: spike heath

Bruckner
Anton Bruckner noun Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)

Brueghel
Breughel noun Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)

Bruges
City of Bridges noun a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction

Brugmansia
genus Brugmansia noun includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel`s trumpets

Brugmansia suaveolens
Datura suaveolens noun South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

bruise
contusion noun an injury that doesn`t break the skin but results in some discoloration

bruised
contusioned adjective injured without breaking the skin; `a cut forehead and bruised cheek`

bruiser
noun a large and strong and heavyset man; `he was a bull of a man`; `a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got`

bruising
adjective brutally forceful and compelling; `protected from the bruising facts of battle`

Brule
noun a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux

Brumaire
noun second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist

brumal
hibernal adjective characteristic of or relating to winter; `bears in brumal sleep`

Brummagem
adjective cheap and showy; `a cheap Brummagem imitation`

Brummell
George Bryan Brummell noun English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)

Brummie
Brummy noun a native or resident of Birmingham, England

brumous
foggy adjective filled or abounding with fog or mist; `a brumous October morning`

Brunanburh
battle of Brunanburh noun a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots

brunch
noun combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

brunch coat
noun a woman`s short housecoat or wrapper

Brunei
Negara Brunei Darussalam noun a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984

Brunei dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Brunei

Bruneian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people; `Bruneian oil production`

Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi noun Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)

brunet
brunette adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; `a brunette beauty`

Brunfelsia
genus Brunfelsia noun genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits

Brunhild
Brunnhilde noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide

Bruno
Giordano Bruno noun Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)

Brunswick stew
noun spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes

brunt
noun main force of a blow etc; `bore the brunt of the attack`

brush
light touch noun momentary contact

brush cut
noun a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush

brush discharge
noun discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles

brush fire
noun an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes

brush on
verb apply with a brush; `Brush butter on the roast`

brush turkey
Alectura lathami noun black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea

brush up
refresh verb refresh one`s memory; `I reviewed the material before the test`

brush-off
noun a curt or disdainful rejection

brush-tailed phalanger
Trichosurus vulpecula noun bushy-tailed phalanger

brush-tailed porcupine
brush-tail porcupine noun porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail

brushed
fleecy adjective (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; `a dress of brushed cotton`; `a fleecy lining`; `napped fabrics`

brushlike
adjective resembling a brush; `brushlike blue blooms`

brushup
noun practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

brushwood
noun the wood from bushes or small branches; `they built a fire of brushwood`

brushwork
noun an artist`s distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush

brusque
brusk adjective marked by rude or peremptory shortness; `try to cultivate a less brusque manner`; `a curt reply`; `the salesgirl was very short with him`

brusqueness
curtness noun an abrupt discourteous manner

Brussels carpet
noun a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern

Brussels griffon
Belgian griffon noun breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle

Brussels lace
noun fine lace with a raised or applique design

brussels sprouts
noun the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant

brussels sprout
Brassica oleracea gemmifera noun plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages

brut
adjective (of champagne) extremely dry

brutality
barbarity noun a brutal barbarous savage act

brutalization
brutalisation noun an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

brutalize
brutalise verb become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus noun statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)

Bruxelles
Brussels noun the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

bruxism
noun involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep

Brya
genus Brya noun genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood

Bryaceae
family Bryaceae noun a family of acrocarpous mosses