n. - water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- sea water. [old english]
BRING
v. (past and past part. Brought) 1 come carrying; lead, accompany; convey.
- cause or result in (war brings misery).
- be sold for; produce as income.
- a prefer (a charge). B initiate (legal action).
- cause to become or to reach a state (brings me alive; cannot bring myself to agree).
- adduce (evidence, an argument, etc.). bring about cause to happen. Bring back call to mind. Bring down 1 cause to fall.
- lower (a price). Bring forth 1 give birth to.
- cause. Bring forward 1 move to an earlier time.
- transfer from the previous page or account.
- draw attention to. Bring home to cause to realize fully. Bring the house down receive rapturous applause. Bring in 1 introduce.
- yield as income or profit. Bring off achieve successfully. Bring on cause to happen, appear, or make progress. Bring out 1 emphasize; make evident.
- publish. Bring over convert to one's own side. Bring round 1 restore to consciousness.
- persuade. Bring through aid (a person) through adversity, esp. Illness. Bring to restore to consciousness (brought him to). Bring up 1 rear (a child).
- vomit.
- call attention to.
- (absol.) Stop suddenly. [old english]
BRINK
n. - extreme edge of land before a precipice, river, etc.
- furthest point before danger, discovery, etc. on the brink of about to experience or suffer; in imminent danger of. [old norse]
BRINY
—adj. (-ier, -iest) of brine or the sea; salty. —n. (prec. By the) slang the sea.
BRISK
—adj. - quick, lively, keen (brisk pace, trade).
- enlivening (brisk wind). —v. (often foll. By up) make or grow brisk. briskly adv. Briskness n. [probably french *brusque]
BROAD
bean n. - bean with large edible flat seeds.
- one such seed.
- gauge n. Railway track with a wider than standard gauge.
- —adj. - large in extent from one side to the other; wide.
- in breadth (two metres broad).
- extensive (broad acres).
- full and clear (broad daylight).
- explicit (broad hint).
- general (broad intentions, facts).
- tolerant, liberal (broad view).
- coarse (broad humour).
- markedly regional (broad scots). —n. - broad part (broad of the back).
- us slang woman.
- (the broads) large areas of water in e. Anglia, formed where rivers widen. broadly adv. Broadness n. [old english]
BROIL
v. Esp. Us 1 grill (meat).
- make or become very hot, esp. From the sun. [french bruler burn]
BROKE
past of *break. —predic. Adj. Colloq. Having no money.
BROOD
—n. - young of esp. A bird born or hatched at one time.
- colloq. Children in a family. —v. - worry or ponder (esp. Resentfully).
- (of a bird) sit on eggs to hatch them. [old english]
BROOK
n. Small stream. [old english]
- v. (usu. With neg.) Literary tolerate, allow. [old english]
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