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4 : to produce (fissionable material) from material that is not fissionable

— breed·er noun

Synonyms

[2] mate, multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce—more at PROCREATE

[3] bring up, foster, raise, rear—more at BRING UP

2breed noun 1 : a strain of similar and presumably related plants or animals usu. developed in domestication

2 : a group, set, or kind sharing common attributes : SORT, CLASS

Synonyms

class, description, feather, ilk, kind, like, manner, nature, order, sort, species, type—more at SORT

breed·ing noun 1 : line of descent : ANCESTRY

2 : training in polite social interaction

3 : sexual propagation of plants or animals

Synonyms

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain—more at ANCESTRY

1breeze noun 1 : a light wind

2 : something easily done : CINCH, SNAP

— breeze·less adjective

Synonyms

[1] air, breath, puff, waft, zephyr; also draft, whiff

[2] child's play, cinch, picnic, pushover, snap—more at CINCH

2breeze verb breezed; breez·ing : to progress quickly and easily; also : to move swiftly and airily

Synonyms

bowl, coast, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk—more at FLOW

dash, fly, hasten, hurry, run, rush, speed, whirl, zip, zoom—more at HURRY

breeze·way noun : a roofed open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage)

breezy adjective 1 : swept by breezes

2 : briskly informal

— breez·i·ly adverb

— breez·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] blowy, blustery, gusty, windy—more at WINDY

[2] affable, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, laid-back—more at EASYGOING

breth·ren plural of BROTHER — used esp. in formal or solemn address

Brethren noun plural : members of one of several Protestant denominations originating chiefly in a German religious movement and stressing personal religious experience

bre·via·ry noun, plural -ries often cap : a book of prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings used by Roman Catholic priests

brev·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : shortness or conciseness of expression

2 : shortness of duration

Synonyms

[1, 2] briefness, conciseness, shortness; also abbreviation, abridgment, compression, condensation, contraction, curtailment

brew verb 1 : to prepare (as beer) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting

2 : to prepare (as tea) by steeping in hot water

— brew noun

— brew·er noun

— brew·ery noun

1briar also brier noun : a plant (as a bramble or rose) with a thorny or prickly usu. woody stem

2briar noun : a tobacco pipe made from the root or stem of a European heath

1bribe noun [ORIGIN: ME, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, fr. AF, morsel]

: something (as money or a favor) given or promised to a person to influence conduct

2bribe verb bribed; brib·ing : to influence by offering a bribe

— brib·er noun

— brib·ery noun

brib·able adjective : capable of being bribed

Synonyms

corruptible, purchasable, venal—more at VENAL

bric–a–brac noun plural [ORIGIN: F]

: small ornamental articles

1brick noun : a block molded from moist clay and hardened by heat used esp. for building

2brick verb : to close, cover, or pave with bricks

brick·bat noun 1 : a piece of a hard material (as a brick) esp. when thrown as a missile

2 : an uncomplimentary remark

brick·lay·er noun : a person who builds or paves with bricks

— brick·lay·ing noun

1bridal noun [ORIGIN: ME bridale, fr. OE brȳdealu, fr. brȳd bride + ealu ale]

: a marriage festival or ceremony : WEDDING

2bridal adjective : of or relating to a bride or a wedding

bride noun : a woman just married or about to be married

bride·groom noun : a man just married or about to be married

brides·maid noun : a woman who attends a bride at her wedding

1bridge noun 1 : a structure built over a depression or obstacle for use as a passageway

2 : something (as the upper part of the nose) resembling a bridge in form or function