English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Dictionary

Brucite (n.)

The mineral chondrodite.

Bruckeled (a.)

Wet and dirty; begrimed.

Bruh (n.)

The rhesus monkey. See Rhesus.

Bruin (a.)

A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.

Bruise (v. t.)

To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall.

Bruise (v. t.)

To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.

Bruise (v. i.)

To fight with the fists; to box.

Bruise (n.)

An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.

Bruised (imp. & p. p.)

of Bruise

Bruiser (n.)

One who, or that which, bruises.

Bruiser (n.)

A boxer; a pugilist.

Bruiser (n.)

A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Bruisewort (n.)

A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.

Bruising (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bruise

Bruit (v. t.)

To report; to noise abroad.

Bruit (n.)

An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.

Bruit (n.)

Report; rumor; fame.

Bruited (imp. & p. p.)

of Bruit

Bruiting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bruit

Brumaire (n.)

The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.