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Breach of WarrantynounMWEa breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warrantyverified
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
Breadstuffnounfood made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then bakedverified
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 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
Breastbonenounthe flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribsverified
Breathalysernouna device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breathverified
Breathalyzernouna device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breathverified
Breathernounair passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipesverified
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Breech ClosernounMWEa metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingverified
Breechblocknouna metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingverified
Bregmanounthe craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the craniumverified
Breviarynoun(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious ordersverified