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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">      breezy ADJECTIVE

      brewery breweries

      NOUN a place where beer is made, or a company that makes beer

      bribe bribes, bribing, bribed

      NOUN 1 a gift or money given to an official to persuade them to allow you to do something

      VERB 2 If someone bribes someone else, they give them a bribe.

      brick bricks

      NOUN a rectangular block of baked clay used in building

      bride brides

      NOUN a woman who is getting married or who has just got married

      bridegroom bridegrooms

      NOUN a man on or near his wedding day

      bridesmaid bridesmaids

      NOUN a woman or girl who helps a bride on her wedding day

      bridge bridges

      NOUN 1 a structure built over a river, road or railway so that vehicles and people can cross

      2 a card game for four players

      bridle bridles

      NOUN a set of straps round a horse’s head and mouth, which the rider uses to control the horse

      brief briefer, briefest; briefs, briefing, briefed

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is brief lasts only a short time. • We only had time for a brief visit.

      VERB 2 When you brief someone on a task, you give them all the necessary instructions or information about it.

      briefcase briefcases

      NOUN a small, flat case for carrying papers

      bright brighter, brightest

      ADJECTIVE 1 strong and startling • a bright light

      SYNONYMS: brilliant, dazzling

      2 clever • That’s a bright idea.

      SYNONYMS: intelligent, quick

      brighten brightens, brightening, brightened

      VERB If something brightens, it becomes brighter.

      brighten up

      VERB If you brighten up something, you make it look brighter and more attractive.

      brilliant

      ADJECTIVE 1 A brilliant person is extremely clever.

      2 INFORMAL Something that is brilliant is extremely good or enjoyable.

      3 A brilliant colour or light is extremely bright.

      brim brims

      NOUN 1 the wide part of a hat that sticks outwards from the head

      2 If a container is filled to the brim, it is filled right to the top.

bring brings, bringing, brought

      VERB If you bring something or someone with you when you go to a place, you take them with you.

      bring up

      VERB When someone brings up children, they look after them while they grow up.

      brink

      NOUN 1 the edge of a deep hole, cliff or ravine

      PHRASE 2 If you are on the brink of something, you are about to do it. • They were on the brink of discovering a cure for the common cold.

      brisk brisker, briskest

      ADJECTIVE 1 quick and energetic • a brisk walk

      2 If someone’s manner is brisk, it shows that they want to get things done quickly and efficiently.

      briskly ADVERB briskness NOUN

      bristle bristles, bristling, bristled

      NOUN 1 Bristles are strong animal hairs used to make brushes.

      VERB 2 If the hairs on an animal’s body bristle, they rise up because it is frightened.

      bristly ADJECTIVE

      brittle

      ADJECTIVE An object that is brittle is hard but breaks easily.

      broad broader, broadest

      ADJECTIVE 1 A broad river is wide.

      2 The broad outline of a story gives the main points, but no details.

      broadband

      NOUN a digital system for sending data to and from televisions, computers and telephones • What is the broadband speed like here?

      broadcast broadcasts, broadcasting, broadcast

      NOUN 1 a programme or announcement on radio or television

      VERB 2 When someone broadcasts something, they send it out by radio waves, so that it can be seen on television or heard on radio.

      broccoli

      NOUN a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple flower buds

      brochure brochures

      NOUN a booklet that gives information about a product or a service • holiday brochure

      broke

      VERB 1 the past tense of break

      ADJECTIVE 2 If you are broke, you have no money.

      broken

      ADJECTIVE A broken object is damaged in some way.

      bronchitis

      NOUN an illness in which the tubes connecting your windpipe to your lungs become infected, making you cough

      brontosaurus brontosauruses

      NOUN a very large, plant-eating dinosaur

      bronze

      NOUN a yellowish-brown metal that is a mixture of copper and tin

      brooch brooches

      Rhymes with “coach” NOUN a piece of jewellery with a pin at the back for attaching to clothes

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