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 Bruster A surname. brustle To crackle; to rustle. Brusturi A village in Hălmagiu, Arad County, Romania. Brusturoasa A commune of Bacău County, Romania. brut very dry, and not sweet brutal Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. brutalise To inflict brutal violence on. brutalism Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery. brutalist Pertaining to Brutalism, a style of modernist architecture characterized by the use of board-marked concrete brutalistic Exhibiting or relating to brutalism. brutalistically In a brutalistic manner. brutalitarian brutal and totalitarian brutalitarianism brutal totalitarianism brutality The state of being brutal. brutalization The act or process of making brutal brutalizer One who brutalizes. brutalizing Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive. brutally In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically. brutalness The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality Brutasha The ship (romantic pairing) between Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff from the MCU. brute Without reason or intelligence (of animals). brutedom The condition of being a brute; brutality. brutelike Resembling or characteristic of a brute. brutely In a rude or violent manner. bruteman A man of brutish behaviour or appearance. bruteness The state or quality of being brute. bruter One who brutes (shapes diamonds by grinding). brutesome Characteristic of a brute, or marked by brutishness. Bruthen A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. brutification The act or process of brutifying. brutify To make like a brute; to make brutish brutish Of, or in the manner of a brute. brutishly In a brutish manner. brutishness The characteristic of being brutish. brutism Behaviour or action characteristic of a brute. brutist Characteristic of a brute; brutal Bruton A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, on the River Brue, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6834). Brutosky A surname. Bruttium A former district of southern Italy in the time of the Roman Empire. Brutus A kind of wig. Bruun A surname from Danish. bruv Brother, mate, friend. bruvver Brother. brux To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep. bruxation Synonym of bruxism. Bruxelles Synonym of Brussels. Bruxellian Of or pertaining to Brussels or metonymically the European Union. bruxer One who exhibits bruxism (grinding of the teeth). bruxism The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs. bruxist One who has bruxism; a person who grinds the teeth. bruxistic Of or relating to bruxism. bruxite Synonym of bauxite. bruxo A Brazilian witch/healer. bruxomania Compulsive grinding of the teeth. Bruyneel A surname. bruz Brother, mate, friend. bruzz Mates or friends. Bruzzese A surname from Italian. Bry A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. bryaceous Of or relating to the Bryaceae. bryalean Of or pertaining to mosses of the subclass Bryales. Bryan A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian. Bryanism The political philosophy associated with William Jennings Bryan Bryanite A supporter of William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), US orator and politician, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party. Bryanize To make Bryanite. Bryanna A female given name from the Celtic languages, of American usage, variant of Brianna. Bryans A surname transferred from the given name. Bryansk An oblast of Russia. Bryanston A surname. Bryant A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian. Bryantville A neighbourhood of the town of Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Bryar A surname. Bryce A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice. Bryceland A surname. Brycen A male given name. Bryceson A surname. Bryck A surname. bryconid Any fish of the family Bryconidae bryconin Any fish of the genus Brycon or the family Bryconidae. bryconine Relating to bryconins Bryde A surname, possibly of Danish origin. Bryden A surname. Brydie A female given name. Brydon A surname. Brydone A surname. Brydson A surname. Bryen A surname. Bryer A surname. Bryher An island of Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV876361). bryid Any moss in the subclass Bryidae. Bryk A surname. Brylcreemed Styled with Brylcreem, a kind of pomade for the hair. Brylee A female given name transferred from the surname. Bryleigh A female given name transferred from the surname. Brymbo A village and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2953). Brymer A surname. Bryn A male given name from Welsh. Brynamman A village in Quarter Bach community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7114). Bryncethin A village in St Bride's Minor community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9184). Bryncir A small village in Dolbenmaen community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH4844). Bryncrug A village and community in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6003). bryndza A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe. Bryner A surname. Brynford A village and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1874). Brynglas A hamlet in Bryncrug community, Gwynedd, Wales. (OS grid ref SH6203). Brynhenllan A small settlement in Dinas Cross community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0139). Bryning A hamlet in Bryning-with-Warton parish, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4029). Brynlee A female given name transferred from the surname. Brynlie A female given name transferred from the surname. Brynmawr A market town and community with a town council in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO185115). Brynmenyn A village in Ynysawdre community, Bridgend borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9084). Brynn A female given name from Welsh. bryobia A spider mite of the genus Bryobia. bryobiont Any organism that lives in moss. bryocorine Any bug of the subfamily Bryocorinae. bryodin A glycoprotein present in the bryony Bryonia dioica bryoflora bryophytes considered as a group bryolog Synonym of bryophyte. bryologic Of or relating to bryology. bryological Of or pertaining to bryology. bryologist A scientist specialising in bryology. bryology The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses, liverworts and hornworts). Bryon A male given name from Irish, a nonstandard spelling of Brian. Bryonie A female given name. bryonin An emetic substance obtained from bryony root. Bryonna A female given name. bryony A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica). bryophagous Feeding on moss. bryophagy The act of feeding on moss bryophillin Any of a group of bufadienolides present in plants of the genus Bryophyllum bryophilous Associated with a bryophyte bryophyllum Any member of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae. bryophyte Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants. bryophytic Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. bryopsid Any moss of the class Bryopsida bryopsidalean Any green alga of the order Bryopsidales. bryoria Any stringy, hairlike lichenized fungus of the genus Bryoria. bryostatin Any of a family of biologically active macrolide lactones derived from the bryozoan Bugula neritina. bryotechnology Study of using mosses in various biotechnology applications. bryotoxin Any of a group of toxins found in organisms of genus Bryophyllum. bryozoan A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates. bryozoological Relating to bryozoology. bryozoologist One who studies bryozoology. bryozoology A branch of zoology specializing in Bryozoa. bryozoon A polyzoon; a tiny animal that forms compound colonies. bryozoum A bryozoon. Bryson A surname originating as a patronymic. Brysonesque Characteristic of William McGuire "Bill" Bryson (born 1951), Anglo-American author of light-hearted travelogues. Brysonian Of or relating to William Norman Bryson (born 1949), Anglo-American art historian. Brython A Briton: a member of that people that spoke Brythonic languages.