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Brain-Fagnouna syndrome of exhaustion that affects mental keenness, caused by anxieties surrounding successverified
Brainstemnounthe part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamusverified
Brainstormingnouna group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutionsverified
Brainwavenoun(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalographverified
Brake DrumnounMWEa hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakesverified
Brake LightnounMWEa red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stopverified
Brake ShoenounMWEa restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotationverified
Brake SystemnounMWEa braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicleverified
Brannounbroken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by siftingverified
Branched Chain KetoacidurianounMWEan inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrupverified
Branchial ArchnounMWEone of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibiansverified
Branchial CleftnounMWEone of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesverified
Branchiopod CrustaceannounMWEaquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feedingverified
Brand-Name DrugnounMWEa drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)verified
Brandy NosenounMWEenlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skinverified
Brash OaknounMWEsmall deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence postsverified
Brassnouna wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpieceverified
Brass InstrumentnounMWEa wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpieceverified
Brassavolanounany of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7verified
Brassienoun(formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoonverified
Bravenessnouna quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fearverified
Brazil NutnounMWEthree-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shellverified
BreachnounThe loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, or any similar occurrence where: a person other than an authorized user accesses or potentially accesses personally identifiable information; or an authorized user accesses personally identifiable information for another than authorized purpose.Event
Breach of the PeacenounMWEany act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitledverified
Breach of TrustnounMWEviolation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of himverified
Breach of Trust with Fraudulent IntentnounMWElarceny after trust rather than after unlawful takingverified