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Bread SaucenounMWEcreamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onionverified
Breadfruit TreenounMWEnative to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like breadverified
Breadth IndexnounMWEratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skullverified
Break DancenounMWEa form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the groundverified
Break DancingnounMWEa form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the groundverified
break evenverbMWEto attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sportverified
break inverbMWEto enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent actverified
Break of ServenounMWE(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was servingverified
Breakbone FevernounMWEan infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and jointsverified
Breaking BallnounMWEa pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterverified
Breaking PointnounMWE(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucialverified
Breast DrillnounMWEa portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the workverified
Breast ImplantnounMWEan implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removedverified
Breast of LambnounMWEa cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meatverified
Breathing ApparatusnounMWEa device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failureverified
Breech ClosernounMWEa metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingverified
Bricks and MortarnounMWEbuilding material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between themverified
Bride PricenounMWEmoney or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his brideverified
Bridge AgentnounMWEan operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile areaverified
Bridge CircuitnounMWEa circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connectedverified