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 brilliancy A shining quality; brilliance. brilliandeer A person employed to cut and polish the facets of a diamond. brilliant Shining brightly. brilliantine A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly. brilliantly In a brilliant manner; with brilliance. brilliantness The state or quality of being brilliant. brillig A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner." brillo Brilliant; excellent. Brillouin A surname from French brills Spectacles (glasses), especially double-jointed ones. Brilyn A male given name. brim Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. Brimacombe A surname. Brimbin A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Brimble A surname. Brimblecombe A surname. Brimboal A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia brimborion A useless or worthless object. Brimelow A surname. Brimer A surname. Brimfield A village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Joint Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5267). brimfire Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire. brimful Filled to maximum capacity. brimfully In a brimful manner. brimfulness Quality of being brimful. Brimhall A surname. Brimin A locality in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia. brimless Having no brim. brimlessness Absence of a brim. Brimley A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977). Brimm A surname. brimmed Having a brim. brimmer A cup brimming over with liquid. brimming Full to the brim. brimmingly So as to brim or overflow. brimmy Having a prominent brim. brimonidine A drug used to treat open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Brimpaen A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of Northern Grampians, western Victoria, Australia. Brimscombe A village in Brimscombe and Thrupp parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8602). Brimsdown A neighbourhood in the borough of Enfield, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3697). Brimson A surname. brimstone The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation. brimstonewort Rosa canina, the dog rose. brimstony Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. brin One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. Brina A diminutive of the female given name Sabrina. brinase A fibrinolytic enzyme and thrombolytic drug derived from Aspergillus oryzae. Brincat A surname from Maltese [in turn from Italian]. brincidofovir An experimental antiviral drug, a prodrug of cidofovir. Brindabella A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area and the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. brinded Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled. Brindian A British person of Indian Subcontinent-extraction/heritage/ethnicities, or of India, British India. brindisi A drinking song in which each person is toasted. brindle A streaky colouration in animals. brindled Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted. Brindley A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534). brindleyite A monoclinic-sphenoidal yellow green mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and silicon. brindling A brindled pattern. brindlish Synonym of brindled. brine Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. brined Stored in brine Brinegar A surname. brineless Not having any brine. brinelled Damaged by brinelling. brinelling A material surface failure caused by contact stress that exceeds the material limit. brineman A person who works in brine manufacture. briner One who pickles food in brine. Brinerville A locality in the Bellingen council area and the Nambucca Valley council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. brineworks A facility that produces brine and salts by evaporating saline water. briney A surname. bring To transport toward somebody/somewhere. Bringalbert A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia. bringback Pertaining to return payload weight for aircraft from aircraft carriers. bringdown A disappointment; a letdown. Bringelly A suburb of Sydney in the Camden council area and the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia. Bringenbrong A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bringer A person or a thing which brings something. bringhouse take-home leftover food (such as from a party) Bringhurst A surname. bringing The act by which something is brought. bringsel A stick attached to the collar of a dog sent out to search for a missing person. On returning, the dog holds the stick in its mouth to indicate that it has found the person. bringup The process of checking newly-assembled printed circuit boards for defects and ensuring they run as expected. brinicle A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite. brinie A coat of mail. brinily In a briny or salty way. brininess The characteristic of being briny. brinish Briny; somewhat salty. brinishness The state of being brinish. brinjal An aubergine or eggplant. brinjaree A member of a group of Indian dacoits. Brinje A town in Croatia. brink The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. Brinkburn A civil parish north-west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, served by a joint parish council with Hesleyhurst civil parish. Brinken A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken at Daly River in the north of the Northern Territory. Brinker A surname. Brinkerhoff A surname. Brinkler A surname. brinkless Without a brink. Brinkley A surname. Brinklow A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4379). brinkman One who advocates for brinkmanship. Brinkmann A surname from German. brinkmanship The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point. brinkmate A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move. Brinkmeyer A surname. Brinkworth A village and civil parish in northern Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0184). Brinlee A surname. Brinley A surname. Brinn A surname. brinner An evening meal consisting of breakfast food; breakfast for dinner. Brinnington A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9192). Brinns A locality near Shap, Cumbria. brinny A stone thrown as a missile. brinolase brinase brinrobertsite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. Brinscall A village in Withnell parish, Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6221). Brinser A surname. Brinsfield A surname from Dutch. Brinsford A locality and parish ward in Featherstone parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9205). brinsingid Any benthic starfish of the family Brisingidae Brinsley A village and civil parish in Broxtowe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4649). Brinson A surname. Brinton A surname. briny Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty. brinzolamide A sulfonamide drug that is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. brio Vigour or vivacity. brioche A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin. Briody A surname from Irish. briolette An oval or pear-shaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets. Brion A surname. Briones A surname from Spanish. Brioney A female given name from English. Brionna A female given name. Brioverian An age from ~680 to ~600 million years ago, a subdivision of the Neoproterozoic. briquet Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes. briquetage burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production. briquette A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel. briquettor A machine that makes fuel briquets. bris Ritual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed. Brisac A surname from French. Brisach A surname. Brisack A surname. brisance The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion. brisant Having a shattering effect. Brisbane A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. Brisbanian A native or inhabitant of Brisbane (Australia). Brisbanite A native or inhabitant of Brisbane (Australia). Brisbin A surname. Brisbois A surname. Brisbon A surname.