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Synonyms

depressed, despondent, disconsolate, heartsick, miserable, mournful, sad, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched—more at SAD

bro·ker noun : an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale

— broker verb

bro·ker·age noun 1 : the business of a broker

2 : the fee or commission charged by a broker

bro·mide noun : a compound of bromine and another element or chemical group including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives

bro·mid·ic adjective : TRITE, UNORIGINAL

bro·mine noun [ORIGIN: F brome bromine, fr. Gk brōmos stink]

: a deep red liquid corrosive chemical element that gives off an irritating vapor

bronc noun : an unbroken or partly broken range horse of western No. America; also : MUSTANG

bron·chi·al adjective : of, relating to, or affecting the bronchi or their branches

bron·chi·tis noun : inflammation of the bronchi and their branches

— bron·chit·ic adjective

bron·chus noun, plural bron·chi : either of the main divisions of the windpipe each leading to a lung

bron·co noun, plural broncos [ORIGIN: MexSp, fr. Sp, rough, wild]

: BRONC

bron·to·sau·rus also bron·to·saur noun [ORIGIN: NL, fr. Gk brontē thunder + sauros lizard]

: any of a genus of large 4-footed and probably herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic

Bronx cheer noun : RASPBERRY 2

1bronze verb bronzed; bronz·ing : to give the appearance of bronze to

2bronze noun 1 : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also : something made of bronze

2 : a yellowish brown color

— bronzy adjective

brooch noun : an ornamental clasp or pin

1brood noun : a family of young animals or children and esp. of birds

2brood adjective : kept for breeding

3brood verb 1 : to sit on eggs to hatch them; also : to shelter (hatched young) with the wings

2 : to think anxiously or gloomily about something

— brood·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

hatch, incubate, set, sit—more at SET

brood·er noun 1 : one that broods

2 : a heated structure for raising young birds

1brook noun : a small natural stream

Synonyms

creek, rill, rivulet, streamlet—more at CREEK

2brook verb : to stand for : TOLERATE, BEAR

Synonyms

abide, bear, countenance, endure, meet, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, take, tolerate—more at BEAR

brook·let noun : a small brook

brook trout noun : a common speckled cold-water char of No. America

broom noun 1 : any of several shrubs of the legume family with long slender branches and usu. yellow flowers

2 : an implement with a long handle (broom*stick ) used for sweeping

bros plural of BRO

broth noun, plural broths 1 : liquid in which meat or sometimes vegetable food has been cooked

2 : a fluid culture medium

broth·el noun : a house of prostitution

broth·er noun, plural brothers also breth·ren 1 : a male having one or both parents in common with another individual

2 : a man who is a religious but not a priest

3 : KINSMAN; also : SOUL BROTHER

— broth·er·li·ness noun

— broth·er·ly adjective

broth·er·hood noun 1 : the state of being brothers or a brother

2 : an association (as a labor union or monastic society) for a particular purpose : FRATERNITY

3 : the whole body of persons in a business or profession

Synonyms

association, club, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

broth·er–in–law noun, plural brothers–in–law : the brother of one's spouse; also : the husband of one's sister or of one's spouse's sister

brougham noun : a light closed horse-drawn carriage with the driver outside in front

brought past and past participle of BRING

brou·ha·ha noun : HUBBUB, UPROAR

brow noun 1 : the eyebrow or the ridge on which it grows; also : FOREHEAD

2 : the projecting upper part of a steep place

brow·beat verb -beat; -beat·en or -beat; -beat·ing : to intimidate by sternness or arrogance

Synonyms

bully, cow, hector, intimidate—more at INTIMIDATE