Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z brainsickly In a brainsick manner. brainsickness The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness brainspace One's capacity to focus on various tasks. brainstorm To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming. brainstormer One who brainstorms. brainstorming A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously. brainstormy Relating to or characteristic of brainstorms or brainstorming. braintape A complete record of the contents of someone's brain. brainteaser A problem or puzzle devised to exercise the brain and mind. brainteasing Puzzling; mentally challenging. Braintree A town in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7623). brainward Toward the brain. brainwash A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda. brainwashable Susceptible to brainwashing. brainwashedness The state or condition of being brainwashed. brainwashee A victim of brainwashing. brainwasher One who brainwashes. brainwashing A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture. brainwashy Characteristic of brainwashing. brainwave Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram. brainweird Neurodivergent. brainwide Throughout the brain. brainwipe To mindwipe. Brainwood A surname. brainwork Work done with the brain; mental effort. brainworm A neurotropic nematode parasite (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis). brainwriting A form of brainstorming in which participants write down ideas and pass them along to other participants as inspiration for further ideas. brainy Very intellectually capable. braird The first shoots of grass or crops. braise A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. braiser A dish or pan for braising. brait A diamond in the rough; an uncut diamond. Braithwaite A habitational surname from Old Norse. Braithwell A village and civil parish (served by Braithwell with Micklebring Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK5394). braize A European marine fish, Pagrus pagrus, allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. Braj A historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Brajabuli a literary constructed language from Maithili and Bengali. Brajesh One of Krishna's names. brak Brackish. brake A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. brakeage The braking of a vehicle. Brakebill A surname. braked Equipped with brakes (the vehicle-stopping devices). Brakefield A surname from Old English. brakeforce The force applied to a vehicle's brakes. brakeful Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage). brakegear The mechanical parts of the braking system on locomotives and other rolling stock. brakeless Without brakes (device used to slow or stop a vehicle). brakelessness Absence of brakes. brakeload Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage). brakemaker A manufacturer of brakes. brakeman A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. brakeperson A brakeman or brakewoman. brakepipe A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure. braker One who brakes. brakeset The complete set of brakes on a bicycle. brakesman Someone who operates the winch in a mine. brakewoman A female brakeman in bobsleigh. brakie A brakeman. braking The act of applying brakes. Brakke A surname from Dutch. Brakpan A mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng province, South Africa. brakslaai Any of certain mesembryanthemums. braky Overgrown with bracken or brushwood braless Not wearing a bra. bralessness The state of being braless, or not wearing a bra. bralette A kind of bra without an underwire, used as a training bra. Braley A surname from Old French. Brallisford A surname. brallobarbital A barbiturate drug, now disused because of its disagreeable side effects. Braly A surname. Bralyn A unisex given name, variant of Braylin. Bralynn A female given name, variant of Braylin. Bralynne A female given name, variant of Braylin. Bram A male given name, short for Abraham. Bramah A surname. Bramall A surname. Braman A surname. Bramantean Of or relating to Donato Bramante (1444–1514), Italian architect who introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, where his plan for St. Peter's Basilica formed the basis of design executed by Michelangelo. Bramantesque Reminiscent of the style or works of Donato Bramante (1444–1514), Italian architect and painter. Bramber A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1810). bramberry brambleberry Brambila A surname. bramble Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper. brambleberry The blackberry (plant or fruit). bramblebush A bush bearing brambles. brambled Overgrown with brambles. Bramblett A surname. brambling A finch of species Fringilla montifringilla, of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump. brambly Covered in brambles Bramcote A suburban village and ward in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5137). brame Intense passion or emotion; vexation. Bramel A surname. Bramer A surname. Bramertonian An age from ~2.12 to ~2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. Bramfield A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2915). Bramford A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1246). Bramhall A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire. Bramham A village in Bramham cum Oglethorpe parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4243). Bramhill A surname. Bramhope A village and civil parish (served by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2543). brami An item of clothing which combines elements of a bra and a camisole. bramid Any fish in the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. Bramladesh Derogatory name for Brampton: a city in Ontario, Canada. Bramlett A surname. Bramlette A surname. Bramley A cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple. Brammall A surname. brammallite A sodium-rich analogue of illite. Brammer A surname. Bramming A town in Esbjerg municipality, south-west Denmark. Brampton A city in Ontario, Canada. Bramptonian A native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Bramptonite A native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Bramshall A village in Uttoxeter Rural parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0633). Bramshaw A small village and large civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2615). Bramshott A village in Bramshott and Liphook parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8432). Bramwell A surname. bran The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. Branagan A surname from Irish. Branagh A surname from Irish. Branam A surname. Branan A surname. Brancaccio A surname from Italian. brancard A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried. Brancato A surname from Italian. Brancepeth A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, south-west of the city of Durham (OS grid ref NZ2237). branch The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. branchage branches, vegetation branchaloris A leafy branch fixed in front of a light to produce shadows in the shape of foliage. Branchburg A township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Brancheau A surname from French. branched Having branches, or specific kinds of branches. branchedness The state of being branched brancher That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions. branchery A system or entwining of branches, on trees or as an ornament. branchfall The falling of weakened branches from trees, typically in autumn branchful As much as a branch can hold. branchia A gill or other organ having the same function. branchial Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise. branchially In a branchial manner branchiate Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills. branchicolous Living as a parasite on the gills of fish. branchid Any member of the Branchidae, a family of priests who had charge of the Ionian sanctuary of Didyma before it was destroyed by the Persians. branchiferous Having gills; branchiate. branchiform Gill-shaped. branchinectid Any fairy shrimp of the family Branchinectidae. branchiness The quality of being branchy. branching A process of forming a branch. branchingly So as to branch or divide.