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Bronchiolitisnouninflammation of the membranes lining the bronchiolesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchitisnouninflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchonounan unbroken or imperfectly broken mustangverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchodilatornouna drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchopneumonianounpneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchiolesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchoscopenouna slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchoscopic SmearnounMWEany of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tractverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchospasmnouna spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronchusnouneither of the two main branches of the tracheaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronconounan unbroken or imperfectly broken mustangverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronco BusternounMWEa person who breaks horsesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronco BustingnounMWEbreaking a bronco to saddleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brontosaurnounhuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late JurassicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brontosaurusnounhuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late JurassicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronze AgenounMWEthe third age of the world, marked by war and violence, in classical Western mythological termsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronze MedalnounMWEa trophy made of bronze, or having the appearance of bronze, that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Bronzed DiabetesnounMWEpathology in which iron accumulates in the tissuesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brood BitchnounMWEa bitch used for breedingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brood HennounMWEa domestic hen ready to broodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broodernounapparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brooder PneumonianounMWEsevere respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broodmarenouna female horse used for breedingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broody HennounMWEa domestic hen ready to broodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brook ThistlenounMWEof central and southwestern EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brook TroutnounMWEa delicious freshwater food fishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brookletnouna small brookverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brooklimenounplant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brookweednounwater pimpernel of Europe to ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom Beard GrassnounMWEhandsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumnverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom ClosetnounMWEa small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom GrassnounMWEany of several grasses of the genus AndropogonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom HandlenounMWEthe handle of a broomverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom PalmnounMWEsmall palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmettoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom SedgenounMWEtall tufted grass of southeastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom SnakerootnounMWElow-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom SnakeweednounMWElow-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broom TreenounMWEprickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broomcornnountall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broomcorn MilletnounMWEextensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broomrape FamilynounMWEbrown or yellow leafless herbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broomsticknounthe handle of a broomverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broomweednounannual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brothnounliquid in which meat and vegetables are simmeredverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broth of a BoynounMWEan outstanding personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broth of a MannounMWEan outstanding personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brothelnouna building where prostitutes are availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brothel KeepernounMWEa woman who runs a house of prostitutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brothernouna male person who is a fellow member of a fraternity or religion or other groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brother-In-Lawnouna brother by marriageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brotherhoodnounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brotherly LovenounMWEa kindly and lenient attitude toward peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brotulanoundeep-sea fishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Broughamnouna sedan that has no roof over the driver's seatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brouhahanouna confused disturbance far greater than its cause meritsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownounthe part of the face above the eyesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brow PtosisnounMWEsagging eyebrowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Browallianounany of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown AlgaenounMWEalgae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown AshnounMWEvigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BatnounMWEany of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BearnounMWElarge ferocious bear of EurasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BellsnounMWECalifornia herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BentnounMWEcommon grass with slender stems and narrow leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BettynounMWEbaked pudding of apples and breadcrumbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BreadnounMWEdark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown BullheadnounMWEfreshwater catfish of eastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown ButternounMWEclarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown CoalnounMWEintermediate between peat and bituminous coalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown CreepernounMWEa common creeper in North America with a down-curved billverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown CupnounMWEa variety of sclerotiniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown HickorynounMWEan American hickory tree having bitter nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown HyenanounMWEof southern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown LacewingnounMWEsmall dark-colored lacewing flyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown LemmingnounMWEof northwestern Canada and AlaskaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown OaknounMWElarge tree of AustralasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown Onion SaucenounMWEbrown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown PinenounMWElarge Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown RatnounMWEcommon domestic ratverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown RicenounMWEunpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown Root Rot FungusnounMWEfungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber familiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown RotnounMWEany of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissuesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown Rot GummosisnounMWEdisease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthoraverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown SaucenounMWEbouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown SnailnounMWEserious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown Soft ScalenounMWEpest on citrus treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown StudynounMWEa state of deep absorption or thoughtfulnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown SugarnounMWEunrefined or only partly refined sugarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown ThrashernounMWEcommon large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown ThrushnounMWEcommon large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown TroutnounMWEspeckled trout of European riversverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brown-Tail MothnounMWEsmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownienounsquare or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownie MixnounMWEa commercial mix for making browniesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Browningnouncooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grillverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownish YellownounMWEa yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tingeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownnessnounan orange of low brightness and saturationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownoutnoundarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Brownstonenouna row house built of brownstoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Browntailnounsmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
BrowsernounA client computer program that can retrieve and display information from servers on the World Wide Web.SystemMay 9, 2026