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 brevinine A particular steroid glycoside. breviped Having short feet or legs. brevipen A brevipennate (short-winged) bird, in a former proposed classification, Brevipennes brevipennate short-winged; having short wings. brevipolide Any of a group of cytotoxic pyranone esters present in Hyptis brevipes brevirostral Having a short beak or bill brevirostrate Short-beaked; having a short bill. brevirostrine Synonym of brevirostral. brevirostry The condition of being brevirostral breviscapine A mixture of flavonoids, extracted from Erigeron breviscapus, used to treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease brevitic Embodying brevity. brevity The quality of being brief in duration. brevium 23491Pa, a short-lived isotope of protactinium. brew To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. brewable Capable of being brewed. brewage Something brewed. Brewarrina A locality in the Brewarrina council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. brewer A person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking process. breweress A female brewer. breweriana Collectable items associated with a brewery or one of its brands. brewership The role or status of brewer. brewery A building where beer is produced. brewess A female brewer. brewfest A beerfest. Brewham A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district, containing the villages of North Brewham and South Brewham (OS grid ref ST73). brewhouse The part of a brewery where the wort is made, as contrasted with the cellars and warehouses; a brewery (sometimes synonymous in cases involving a single building). Brewin A surname. brewing The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed. Brewington A surname. brewis a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal brewmaster A person in charge of beer production at a brewery brewmistress A female brewmaster. brewologist One who studies or practices brewology. brewology The science or study of brewing, especially of brewing beer. Brewongle A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. Brewood A village in Brewood and Coven parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8808). brewpub A public house with a brewery (usually a microbrewery) attached. brewski Beer. brewster A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B. brewsterite Any of a series of hydrothermal tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Brewton A surname. brewup The act of making tea. Brexit To exit the European Union. Brexiteer Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Brexiter Synonym of Brexiteer. Brexiting The act of Britain leaving the European Union. Brexitish Resembling or characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it. Brexitism The political and economic philosophies associated with Brexit. Brexitland Territory submitted to Brexit rules (either United Kingdom and/or Great Britain after Brexit). Brexity Characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it; parochial, jingoistic. Brexocalypse The negative economic and political impact of Brexit. Brexodus The departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit. brexpiprazole The antipsychotic 7-[4-[4-(1-benzothiophen-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]butoxy]quinolin-2(1H)-one. Brexshit Brexit. brey To soften (leather) by twisting, scraping, etc. Breyer A surname. breyite A walstromite-structured CaSiO₃ mineral. Breylin A unisex given name, variant of Braylin. Breylyn A female given name, variant of Braylin. Breylynn A unisex given name, variant of Braylin. Breyon A female given name. Breytenbach A surname. Brezhnev A transliteration of the Russian surname Бре́жнев (Bréžnev); usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Leonid Brezhnev. Brezhnevian Of or pertaining to Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964. Brezhnevism The philosophy and politics espoused by Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev. Brezhnevite A supporter of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (1906–1982), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. Brezina A surname. brezinaite A monoclinic-prismatic brownish gray mineral containing chromium and sulfur. Brezinski A surname. Brezmen A surname. Brezoi A town in Vâlcea County, Romania. Bri A diminutive of the female given name Brianna, or Bridget, or Britney, or, rarely, Britannia or Sabrina. Bria A surname from Italian. Briagolong A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Briahna A female given name of African-American usage. briakinumab A human monoclonal antibody being developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis. brialmontin Any of a group of depsides found in some lichens. brian To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat. Briana A female given name from Irish, masculine equivalent Brian, in regular use since the 1970s. Briand A surname from French. brianite A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂, first identified in an iron meteorite. Brianka A city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Brianna A female given name, variant of Briana. Brianne A female given name from the Celtic languages. Briannica A female given name. brianroulstonite A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen. Briant A surname. brianyoungite A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. Brianza Geographical area at the foot of the Alps, in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy briar Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. briarane Any of a group of naturally-occurring diterpenoids based on a bicyclo[8.4.0]tetradecane ring system Briarbrook A locality in the Armidale council area and the Uralla council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. briard A sturdy, rough-coated French dog of an ancient breed from the Brie region of north-central France, traditionally used to herd and guard sheep. Briarean Relating to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; many-handed. briared Covered in briars. briareid Any soft corals of the family Briareidae. briarellin Any of a class of eunicellin diterpenes found in Briareum. Briareus A giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon. briars A surname. briartite An opaque iron-grey metallic sulfide mineral. briarwood Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant. briary Like a briar; thorny. Briatore A surname from Italian bribability The quality of being bribable; susceptibility to bribery. bribable Susceptible to bribery. Bribbaree A locality in the Hilltops council area and the Weddin council area, central New South Wales, Australia. bribe Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law. bribee One who takes a bribe. bribegiver A person who gives bribes. bribegiving The giving of bribes. bribeless Incapable of being bribed, or without bribes. bribeproof Resistant to bribery; incapable of being bribed. briber A person who bribes. bribery The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions. bribetaker A person who takes bribes bribetaking The acceptance of bribes. bribeworthy Worthy of being bribed. Bribiesca A surname from Spanish. bribing Bribery. Bribri A member of an indigenous people of Costa Rica. BRIC Any of those four countries. Briccriu In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: a warrior, poet, and troublemaker who once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún Rudraige. Brice A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Bryce. bricelet A type of waffle from Romandy (francophone Switzerland). Briceni A city and district of Moldova. Briceno A surname. brick A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. brickable Able to be bricked (rendered inoperative through incorrect configuration). Brickaville A town and commune in Atsinanana region, Madagascar. brickbat A piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon (for example, thrown or placed in a sock or other receptacle and used as a club). brickbats Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets. brickbatting The act of attacking by swinging or throwing brickbats. brickclay A clay used in making bricks. brickdust The dust of bricks. brickearth A wind-blown dust deposited under extremely cold, dry, periglacial or postglacial conditions. bricked Not functional, broken, especially permanently. Brickell A surname. brickellbush Any of the flowering species of the genus Brickellia. brickellin An O-methylated flavonol found in Brickellia veronicifolia. bricken Made of brick. bricker A brickmaker. brickery A place where bricks are manufactured or stored. brickety fidgety, meddlesome Brickey A surname. brickfield A place where bricks are made, particularly a field or other open site; a brickyard. brickfielder A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia. brickfilm An animated film made using plastic building bricks, especially Lego. Brickhardt A surname. brickhead A stubbornly stupid person. Brickhill A civil parish and suburban area in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL053521).