--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 description: The 1057 words of the school dictionary under B, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / B # B — The school dictionary · page 9 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/) - [breast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breast/) — One of the two soft round parts on the front of a woman's chest that can make milk to feed a baby. — 13 sentences - [breastbone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breastbone/) — The long flat bone in the middle of the chest, joining the ribs at the front; its scientific name is the sternum. — 8 sentences - [breastplate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breastplate/) — A breastplate is a piece of metal armour worn over the chest to protect a fighter in battle. — 4 sentences - [breaststroke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breaststroke/) — Breaststroke is a way of swimming on your front where your arms push forward together and sweep round to the sides, while your legs kick l… — 9 sentences - [breath](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breath/) — Breath is the air that goes into and out of your lungs. — 13 sentences - [breathe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathe/) — To breathe is to take air into your body and let it out again. — 15 sentences - [breathless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathless/) — Out of breath, breathing hard after running or effort. — 11 sentences - [breathlessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessly/) — Breathlessly means in a way that shows you are out of breath, panting after running or after a shock. — 4 sentences - [breathlessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/) — Being short of breath and finding it hard to breathe, for example after running or because of illness. — 8 sentences - [breathtaking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/) — So beautiful, amazing or exciting that it almost makes you stop breathing. — 9 sentences - [breech](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breech/) — The breech of a gun is the back end, where the shell or bullet is loaded. — 6 sentences - [breeches](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breeches/) — Short trousers fastened just below the knee, worn by men in the past and today for horse riding (riding breeches). — 9 sentences - [breed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breed/) — A breed is a particular kind of dog, cat, horse or farm animal, like a Labrador or a poodle. — 13 sentences - [breeder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breeder/) — A breeder is a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have young or grow new plants, often to sell them. — 11 sentences - [breeze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breeze/) — A breeze is a light, gentle wind. — 10 sentences - [breezy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breezy/) — With a fresh wind blowing: a breezy day. — 7 sentences - [brethren](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brethren/) — Fellow members of a church or religious group, used to address them in old or formal language ("Dearly beloved brethren"). — 10 sentences - [brevity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brevity/) — Using few words; being short and to the point when speaking or writing. — 9 sentences - [brew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brew/) — To make beer by soaking, boiling and fermenting grain. — 13 sentences - [brewery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brewery/) — A factory or building where beer is made. — 8 sentences - [briar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briar/) — A briar is a prickly bush or wild rose with thorny stems that grows in hedges and woods. — 4 sentences - [bribe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribe/) — Money or a gift given to someone to make them do something dishonest or unfair, such as break a rule. — 11 sentences - [bribery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/) — Giving or offering money, gifts or favours to someone so they will do something dishonest or unfair for you. — 8 sentences - [brick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brick/) — A brick is a hard block made of baked clay, used to build walls and houses. — 14 sentences - [bricklayer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bricklayer/) — A bricklayer is a worker who builds walls, houses and chimneys with bricks. — 4 sentences - [bridal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridal/) — Bridal means of or for a bride or a wedding. — 4 sentences - [bride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bride/) — A woman on her wedding day, or a woman who has just got married. — 10 sentences - [bridegroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridegroom/) — A bridegroom is a man on his wedding day, or just before it. — 4 sentences - [bridesmaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridesmaid/) — A bridesmaid is a girl or woman who helps the bride on her wedding day and walks with her at the ceremony. — 8 sentences - [bridge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridge/) — A bridge is something built over a river, road or valley so people or vehicles can go across. — 14 sentences - [bridle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bridle/) — The straps, metal bit and reins put on a horse's head to control it. — 10 sentences - [brie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brie/) — A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind, originally from the Brie region near Paris. — 8 sentences - [brief](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brief/) — Short in time or length. — 14 sentences - [briefly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briefly/) — Briefly means for a short time («I briefly saw her»). — 11 sentences - [brier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brier/) — A brier is another spelling of briar, a prickly bush with thorny stems. — 4 sentences - [brig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/) — A brig is a sailing ship with two masts and square sails. — 5 sentences - [brigade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brigade/) — A brigade is a big group of soldiers, part of an army. — 10 sentences - [brigand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brigand/) — A brigand is a bandit or robber, often one who lives in the hills and attacks travellers. — 4 sentences - [bright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/) — Giving out or full of strong light: a bright light, a bright sunny day. — 14 sentences - [brighten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brighten/) — To become brighter or lighter, or to make something brighter: «The sky brightened after the rain». — 11 sentences - [brightly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/) — With a lot of light; shining strongly (the sun shone brightly). — 11 sentences - [brightness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/) — How much light something gives off or reflects; a bright lamp has high brightness. — 12 sentences - [brilliance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brilliance/) — Brilliance is great cleverness or talent: «the brilliance of the scientist». — 10 sentences - [brilliancy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brilliancy/) — Brilliancy is great brightness or sparkle of light, or a dazzling shine; it is another word for brilliance. — 4 sentences - [brilliant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brilliant/) — Brilliant means very clever or talented. — 11 sentences - [brilliantly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brilliantly/) — Very well or very cleverly: «She played brilliantly». — 11 sentences - [brim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/) — The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim. — 10 sentences - [brimming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brimming/) — Brimming means filled right up to the top, so full that it runs over the edge. — 4 sentences - [brimstone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brimstone/) — Brimstone is an old word for sulphur, a yellow stone that burns with a bad smell. — 5 sentences - [brindle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brindle/) — Brindle is a coat of brown or grey with dark streaks or spots, as on some cows and dogs. — 5 sentences - [brindled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brindled/) — Brindled means brown or grey with dark streaks or stripes in the coat. — 4 sentences - [brine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brine/) — Very salty water. — 9 sentences - [bring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/) — To bring is to carry something to a place where someone is: «Bring your book to school». — 13 sentences - [brink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brink/) — The edge of a cliff, a steep place or water. — 9 sentences - [briny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briny/) — Briny means salty, like sea water. — 5 sentences - [brioche](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/) — A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot. — 6 sentences - [brisk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisk/) — Brisk means quick and energetic («a brisk walk»). — 11 sentences - [brisket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/) — Meat cut from the chest of a cow, cooked slowly until it is soft. — 8 sentences - [briskly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briskly/) — Briskly means quickly and with energy, in a lively way. — 4 sentences - [bristle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bristle/) — A short, stiff hair, like the hairs on a toothbrush, a brush or a pig's back. — 13 sentences - [bristly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bristly/) — Covered with short, stiff hairs. — 8 sentences - [brit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brit/) — A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). — 9 sentences - [british](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/) — British means from or about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or its people. — 10 sentences - [briton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/) — A person from Britain; a British citizen. — 8 sentences - [brittle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brittle/) — Brittle means hard but easily broken, snapping or cracking instead of bending: brittle glass, brittle bones, dry brittle leaves. — 12 sentences - [broad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broad/) — Broad means wide from one side to the other. — 12 sentences - [broadband](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broadband/) — Broadband is a fast internet connection that can send a lot of information at once, used in homes, schools and offices. — 8 sentences - [broadcast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broadcast/) — To broadcast means to send out a programme on television, radio or the internet. — 14 sentences - [broadcaster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broadcaster/) — A company that sends out radio or TV programmes, such as the BBC. — 8 sentences - [broadly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broadly/) — In a general way, without all the details, as in «broadly speaking». — 10 sentences - [brocade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brocade/) — Brocade is a rich cloth woven with patterns, often with gold or silver thread. — 4 sentences - [broccoli](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broccoli/) — Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top that look like tiny trees. — 10 sentences - [brochure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brochure/) — A brochure is a small thin booklet or leaflet with pictures and information, usually about a product, a place to visit or a service. — 8 sentences - [brogue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brogue/) — A brogue is a strong leather shoe with small holes punched in its pattern. — 5 sentences - [broil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broil/) — To broil is to cook food over or under a hot flame or fire. — 5 sentences - [broiled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broiled/) — Broiled means cooked over or under a hot flame, grilled. — 4 sentences - [broke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broke/) — Broke is the past form of break. — 13 sentences - [broken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/) — Broken means damaged, or in pieces. — 16 sentences - [broker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broker/) — A broker is a person who buys and sells things for other people, such as shares, goods or old pictures. — 5 sentences - [brolly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brolly/) — An umbrella. — 6 sentences - [brontosaurus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brontosaurus/) — A huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, long tail and four thick legs; its name means "thunder lizard". — 7 sentences - [bronze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bronze/) — Bronze is a hard brown-gold metal made by mixing copper and tin. — 11 sentences - [brooch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brooch/) — A brooch is a piece of jewellery with a pin, worn to fasten or decorate clothes. — 4 sentences - [brood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brood/) — A family of baby birds or other young animals born at the same time. — 11 sentences - [brooding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brooding/) — Thinking for a long time about something that makes you sad, worried or angry. — 10 sentences - [broody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broody/) — Wanting to sit on her eggs to keep them warm until they hatch. — 10 sentences - [brook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brook/) — A small stream of fresh water. — 10 sentences - [brooklet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brooklet/) — A brooklet is a small brook, a little stream of running water. — 4 sentences - [broom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broom/) — A broom is a brush with a long handle for sweeping floors. — 10 sentences - [broomstick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broomstick/) — A broomstick is the long wooden handle of a broom. — 5 sentences - [broth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broth/) — Broth is a thin, hot soup made by boiling meat, fish or vegetables in water. — 4 sentences - [brother](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brother/) — A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you. — 14 sentences - [brotherhood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brotherhood/) — Friendship and loyalty between people, like the feeling between brothers. — 10 sentences - [brow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brow/) — Your brow is your forehead, the part of your face above your eyes. — 10 sentences - [brown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brown/) — Brown is the colour of chocolate, wood or soil. — 11 sentences - [brownie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brownie/) — A small square of rich, soft chocolate cake, often with nuts. — 11 sentences - [brownish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brownish/) — Slightly brown; of a colour that is close to brown but not quite. — 10 sentences - [browse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browse/) — To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop». — 12 sentences - [browser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browser/) — A browser is a computer program used to look at websites on the internet, such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox. — 9 sentences - [browsing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/browsing/) — Looking through things in a relaxed way without searching for anything special, as in shops or books. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/)