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1 : very bright

2 : STRIKING, DISTINCTIVE

3 : very intelligent

— bril·liant·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] beaming, bright, effulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny—more at BRIGHT

[3] alert, brainy, bright, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart—more at INTELLIGENT

2brilliant noun : a gem cut in a particular form with many facets

1brim noun 1 : an upper or outer margin : EDGE, RIM

2 : the projecting rim of a hat

— brim·less adjective

2brim verb brimmed; brim·ming : to be or become full often to overflowing

brim·ful adjective : full to the brim

Synonyms

chock-full, crowded, fat, fraught, full, loaded, packed, replete—more at FULL

brim·stone noun : SULFUR

brin·dled adjective : having dark streaks or flecks on a gray or tawny ground

brine noun 1 : water saturated with salt

2 : the water of a sea or salt lake : OCEAN

Synonyms

blue, deep, ocean, sea—more at OCEAN

bring verb brought ; bring·ing 1 : to cause to come with one

2 : INDUCE, PERSUADE, LEAD

3 : PRODUCE, EFFECT

4 : to sell for <~ a good price>

— bring·er noun

Synonyms

cost, fetch, go, sell—more at COST

bring about verb : to cause to take place

Synonyms

cause, create, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, make, produce, prompt, result, work, yield—more at EFFECT

bring up verb 1 : to give a parent's fostering care to

2 : to come or bring to a sudden halt

3 : to call to notice

Synonyms

[1] breed, foster, raise, rear; also father, mother

[3] broach, introduce, moot, raise—more at INTRODUCE

brink noun 1 : an edge at the top of a steep place

2 : the point of onset

briny adjective : of, relating to, or resembling brine or the sea

— brin·i·ness noun

Synonyms

saline, salty—more at SALTY

brio noun : VIVACITY, SPIRIT

bri·quette or bri·quet noun : a compacted often brick-shaped mass of fine material

bris also briss noun : the Jewish rite of circumcision

brisk adjective 1 : keenly alert : LIVELY

2 : INVIGORATING

3 : acting or capable of acting with speed

Synonyms

active, animate, animated, energetic, jaunty, lively, peppy, perky, pert, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious—more at LIVELY

bris·ket noun : the breast or lower chest of a quadruped; also : a cut of beef from the brisket

brisk·ly adverb : in a brisk manner

Synonyms

apace, fast, hastily, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, swift, swiftly—more at FAST

brisk·ness noun : the quality or state of being brisk

Synonyms

animation, exuberance, liveliness, lustiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vitality—more at VITALITY

bris·ling noun : SPRAT

1bristle noun : a short stiff coarse hair

— bris·tle·like adjective

2bristle verb bris·tled; bris·tling 1 : to stand stiffly erect

2 : to show angry defiance

3 : to appear as if covered with bristles

bris·tly adjective : consisting of or like bristles

Brit abbreviation Britain; British

Bri·tan·nic adjective : BRITISH

britch·es noun plural : BREECHES, TROUSERS

Brit·ish noun plural : the people of Great Britain or the Commonwealth

— British adjective

— Brit·ish·ness noun

British thermal unit noun : the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit

Brit·on noun 1 : a member of a people inhabiting Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion

2 : a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

brit·tle adjective brit·tler; brit·tlest : easily broken

— brit·tle·ness noun

bro noun, plural bros 1 : BROTHER 1

2 : SOUL BROTHER

1broach noun : a pointed tool

2broach verb 1 : to pierce (as a cask) in order to draw the contents

2 : to introduce as a topic of conversation

Synonyms

bring up, introduce, moot, raise—more at INTRODUCE

1broad adjective 1 : having a specified extension from side to side : WIDE

2 : extending far and wide

3 : CLEAR, OPEN

4 : easily