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      brain brains

      NOUN the organ inside your head that controls your body and enables you to think and feel

      brainstorm brainstorms

      NOUN 1 a clever idea that you think of suddenly

      2 If you have a brainstorm, you become confused and cannot think clearly.

      brainy brainier, brainiest

      ADJECTIVE clever and good at learning things

      brake brakes, braking, braked

      NOUN 1 a device for making a vehicle stop or slow down

      VERB 2 When drivers brake, they make a vehicle stop or slow down by using its brakes.

      bramble brambles

      NOUN a wild, trailing bush with thorns, which produces blackberries

      branch branches, branching, branched

      NOUN 1 part of a tree that grows out from the trunk

      2 A branch of a business or organization is one of its offices or shops.

      VERB 3 A road that branches off from another road splits off from it to lead in a different direction.

      brand brands

      NOUN a particular kind or make of something

      brandy

      NOUN a strong, alcoholic drink, often drunk after a meal

      [from Dutch brandewijn meaning burnt wine]

      brass

      NOUN OR ADJECTIVE 1 a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc

      2 In an orchestra, the brass section consists of instruments such as trumpets and trombones.

      brave braver, bravest; braves, braving, braved

      ADJECTIVE 1 A brave person is willing to do dangerous things and does not show any fear.

      SYNONYMS: courageous, daring

      VERB 2 If you brave an unpleasant or dangerous situation, you face up to it in order to do something. • We braved the snow to go to the party.

      [from Italian bravo meaning courageous or wild]

      brawl brawls, brawling, brawled

      NOUN 1 a rough fight

      VERB 2 When people brawl, they take part in a rough fight.

      bread

      NOUN a very common food made from flour, and baked in an oven

      breadth breadths

      NOUN the distance between two sides of something • I can swim the breadth of the pool.

      See width

break breaks, breaking, broke, broken

      VERB 1 When an object breaks, or when you break it, it becomes damaged or separates into pieces.

      2 If you break a rule or promise, you fail to keep it.

      3 To break a record means to do better than the previous recorded best. • She broke the record for the long jump.

      NOUN 4 a short period during which you rest or do something different

      break down

      VERB When a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.

      break up

      VERB When schools break up, the term ends. • We break up on Thursday.

      breakable

      ADJECTIVE easy to break

      breakdown breakdowns

      NOUN If there is a breakdown in a system, it stops working.

      breakfast breakfasts

      NOUN the first meal of the day

      breast breasts

      NOUN A woman’s breasts are the two soft, fleshy parts on her chest, which produce milk after she has had a baby.

      breast-feed breast-feeds, breast-feeding, breast-fed

      VERB If a woman breast-feeds her baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts.

      breath breaths

      NOUN 1 the air you take into your lungs and let out again when you breathe • He took a deep breath before jumping into the pool.

      PHRASE 2 If you are out of breath, you are breathing with difficulty after doing something energetic.

      breathe breathes, breathing, breathed

      VERB When you breathe, you take air into your lungs and let it out again.

      breathless

      ADJECTIVE If you are breathless, you are breathing very fast or with difficulty. • I was breathless after running to catch the bus.

      breathlessly ADVERB

      breathlessness NOUN

      breed breeds, breeding, bred

      NOUN 1 a particular type of animal. For example, an Alsatian is a breed of dog.

      VERB 2 Someone who breeds animals or plants keeps them in order to produce more animals or plants with particular qualities. • He used to breed dogs for the police.

      3 When animals breed, they produce young.

      SYNONYM: reproduce

      breeze breezes

      NOUN СКАЧАТЬ