Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I.
Шрифт:
Boyish, a. 1. Of boyhood.
2. Childish, puerile.
Brachygraphy, n. Stenography, shorthand.
Bracing, a. Strengthening, invigorating.
Brackets, n. pl. (Printing.) Crotchets.
Brackish, a. Saltish, somewhat salt.
Brag, v. n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, flourish, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, talk big.
Brag, n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, bravado, vaporing, blatherskite, great cry and little wool.
Braggadocio, n. Boaster, blusterer, vaunter, braggart, blatherskite, gascon, vain-glorious fellow.
Braggart, n. Boaster, braggadocio.
Braggart, a. boastful, boasting.
Brag of, Boast, vaunt, magnify, exalt, make much of.
Brahma, n. (Hindoo Mythol.) The Creator, God.
Brahmin, n. [Written also Bramin.] Hindoo Priest.
Braid, v. n. Plait, plat, intertwine, interweave, interlace, weave together.
Brain-fever, n. Phrenitis.
Brain-pan, n. Skull, cranium.
Brains, n. pl. Understanding, sense, mind, reason, intellect, capacity, intellectual faculties.
Brake, n. 1. Fern.
2. Thicket, brushwood, jungle.
Brake up, Put down the brakes (to stop a railway train).
Bramah press, Hydraulic press, hydrostatic press.
Branch, n. 1. Bough, limb, shoot.
2. Offshoot, ramification, arm, projecting part.
3. Section, subdivision, part, portion, article, member.
Branch, v. n. Diverge, ramify, spread in branches, shoot off, branch off.
Branch off, Ramify, branch.
Branch out, Expatiate, be diffuse, speak diffusely.
Branchiae, n. pl. [L.] Gills.
Branching, n. Ramification, arborescence.
Branching, a. Arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendritic.
Brand, n. 1. Fire-brand.
2. Mark (of a hot iron).
3. Kind, quality.
4. Stigma, stain, reproach.
5. [Poetical.] Sword.
Brand, v. a. 1. Mark (with a hot iron).
2. Stigmatize, denounce.
Brand-goose, n. Brant, brent (Anser bernicla).
Brandish, v. a. Flourish, wave.
Brand-new, a. Quite new, fire-new, spick and span new, span new.
Brant, n. Brent, brand-goose.
Brash, a. 1. Hasty, rash, impetuous.
2. [Local, U. S.] Brittle, fragile, easily broken.
Brass, n. 1. Alloy of copper and zinc.
2. Assurance, boldness, pertness, effrontery, presumption, audacity, forwardness, face, front, cheek.
Brassy, a. [Colloquial.] Bold, pert, assuming, forward, cheeky, brazen, brazen-faced.
Brat, n. [Term of contempt.] Child, urchin, bantling, infant, bairn.
Bravado, n. Boast, boasting, brag, bluster, blatherskite.
Brave, a. Fearless (from temperament), courageous, intrepid, daring, undaunted, dauntless, valiant, bold, chivalrous, chivalric, gallant, valorous, doughty, heroic, Spartan, lion-hearted.
Brave, n. 1. [Rare.] Bully, hector, blusterer.
2. Indian warrior.
Brave, v. a. Defy, dare, challenge, set at defiance.
Bravery, n. Fearlessness (from temperament), courage, intrepidity, audacity, valor, gallantry, daring, boldness, spirit, mettle, pluck, manhood, heroism, spunk.
Bravo, n. Bandit, assassin, assassinator, murderer, cut-throat, daring villain.
Bravo, interj. Well done.
Brawl, v. n. 1. Quarrel (noisily), dispute (angrily).
2. Roar, resound.
Brawl, n. Quarrel, wrangle, dispute, uproar, broil, altercation, fracas, squabble, fray, affray, feud, tumult, disturbance, row, bobbery, melee. rumpus, outbreak.
Brawny, a. Muscular, sinewy, stalwart, sturdy, athletic, powerful, strong, vigorous, lusty, robust, nervous, strapping, Herculean, able-bodied.
Bray, v. a. Pound (into small pieces or powder), bruise, crush, grind, comminute, triturate.
Bray, v. n. 1. Utter a harsh cry (like the ass).
2. Make a harsh sound.
Braying, a. Blatant, bellowing, clamorous, vociferous, noisy, obstreperous.
Braze, v. a. Solder with brass.
Brazen, a. 1. Made of brass.
2. Bold, brazen-faced.
Brazen-faced, a. Bold, impudent, assuming, forward, pert, saucy, brazen, brassy, cheeky.
Brazier, n. 1. Worker or artificer in brass.
2. Pan for coals.
Brazil-root, n. Ipecacuanha, ipecac.
Brazil tea, Mate.
Breach, n. 1. Break, fracture, rupture, opening, chasm, gap, crack, flaw, fissure, rent, rift.
2. Infraction, violation, infringement, non-observance.
3. Quarrel, difference, variance, disagreement, dissension, schism, misunderstanding, alienation, disaffection, rupture, falling out.
Bread, n. Food (especially food made of grain), sustenance, aliment, nutriment, nourishment, subsistence, fare, diet, regimen, victuals, viands, provisions.
Breadth, n. Width.
Break, v. a. 1. Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder.
2. Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces.
3. Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair.
4. Tame, make tractable, make docile.
5. Make bankrupt.
6. Discard, dismiss, discharge, degrade, cashier.
7. Violate, infringe, transgress, set at nought.
8. Lessen the force of (as a fall).
9. Interrupt, cease, intermit, cut short.
10. Disclose, open, unfold, lay open.