Dictionary: BRA – BRAO

• BRA’
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – fine
 
• BRA
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a hill
 
• BRAAL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a fragment
 
• BRABAGIOUS
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. – quarrelsome; cantankerous
 
• BRABBLACH
n. Bk1911 Sc. – refuse
 
• BRABBLE
n. 1. 1566 – a paltry altercation, a noisy quarrel, a wrangle
n. 2. 1577 obs. – a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war
n. 3. 1581 obs. – a quibble, a captious objection or dispute
n. 4. 1598 obs. – a frivolous or paltry action at law
n. 5. 1861 – discordant babble
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. – a ruffle on the surface of the sea; a short swell
vb. 1. c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to dispute captiously or obstinately; to cavil or quibble
vb. 2. c1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to quarrel about trifles, to quarrel noisily, to brawl, to squabble, to wrangle
vb. 3. 1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to babble
 
• BRABBLESOME
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – quarrelsome
 
• BRACE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a coat hanger
vb. 1. 1889 Amer. dial. – to ask for money or other support, esp. in a demanding way; to get credit by swagger; to request a loan; to beg
vb. 2. 1922 US – to assume a defiant attitude towards
vb. 3. 1923 US sl. – to charge extortionately
vb. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – to lend money
 
• BRACE GAME
n. 1902 US sl. – a game in which there is concerted cheating
 
• BRACE HOUSE 
n. L19 US sl. – a casino or any place of entertainment where confidence tricksters or crooked gamblers operate
 
• BRACEL
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to advance hastily and noisily
 
• BRACELETS
n. 1. 17C sl. – wrist fetters
n. 2. 1816 sl. – handcuffs
 
• BRACE OF SHAKES
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a short time; a moment
 
• BRACER
n. 1829 US – a drink taken to brace one up
 
• BRACERO
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – orig. a Mexican admitted to the US for seasonal agricultural work; later, any Mexican labourer in the US
 
• BRACE UP
vb. c1900 Amer. dial. – to get married
 
• BRACHLE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to advance hastily and noisily
 
• BRACHTON
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a term of contempt
 
• BRACK
n. 1. 1816 Amer. dial. – a tear or flaw, usually in fabric
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a break, breach
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a large number
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a sudden fall of earth or snow on a slope; a flood from a thaw; a sudden and heavy fall of rain
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. – breaking waves
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to break
 
• BRACKET-FACED
adj. L18 sl. – of unpleasing features; ugly, hard-featured
 
• BRACKISH
adj. 1909 Amer. dial. – slightly flavoured, sweetish, sourish; not salty
 
• BRACKIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – speckled  
 
• BRACKY WAGON
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a horse-drawn carriage
 
• BRAD
n. Bk1911 Sc. – an opprobrious epithet applied to an old man  
 
• BRADBURY
n. 1917 Brit. sl. – a one-pound note
 
• BRADDAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a salmon
 
• BRADE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – broad
n. Bk1911 Sc. – breadth
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to resemble, like members of a family or stock
 
• BRADS
n. Bk1890 sl. – half-pence, also money in general
 
• BRADSHAW
n. 1. 1882 – colloquial designation of ‘Bradshaw’s Railway Guide’, a time-table of all railway trains running in Great Britain, the earliest form of which was first issued at Manchester in 1839 by George Bradshaw (1801–53),  printer and engraver
n. 2. L19 sl. – a precise person, good at figures
n. 3. 1946 Royal Air Force sl. – following a railway line in flying
 
• BRADY
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – not cool
 
• BRAE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a declivity, hillside, steep road; a knoll, a hill; the bank of a river
 
• BRAE-FACE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – the front or slope of a hill
 
• BRAEIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – hilly; sloping
 
• BRAE-LAIRD
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a landowner on the southern slope of the Grampians
 
• BRAE-MAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a dweller on the southern slope of the Grampians
 
• BRAENGEL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a confused crowd
 
• BRAFFLESOME
adj. 1891 Eng. dial. – quarrelsome
 
• BRAG
adj. 1838 Amer. dial. – excellent or superlative; worth bragging about
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG-ABOUT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG-ASS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG-BOX
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – one who talks too much
 
• BRAGGABLE
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. – fit to be boasted about
 
• BRAGGADOCIOUS
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. – boastful
 
• BRAGGADOE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person who likes to brag
 
• BRAGGADOSHA
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who likes to brag
 
• BRAGGADOSHE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who likes to brag
 
• BRAGGADOSHOO
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who likes to brag
 
• BRAGGAND
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – boastful; bombastic
 
• BRAGGIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – boastful; bombastic
 
• BRAGGY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – bragging, boastful; bombastic
n. 1934 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a braggart or an excessively boastful person
 
• BRAG-HARD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG-HEAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN
vb. 1542 obs. – to brag, to put on a bold front  
 
• BRAG ON
vb. 1850 Amer. dial. – to praise or boast about someone or something
 
• BRAG ONE’S POTATOES
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. – to say grace at table
 
• BRAG-POT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a braggart
 
• BRAG UP
vb. 1885 Amer. dial. – to praise or commend lavishly
 
• BRAHMS (AND LISZT)
adj. 1978 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘pissed’ – drunk
 
• BRAID
adj. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – broad
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – having a strong dialect language or accent
adv. Bk1911 Sc. – without reserve
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – breadth
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – the cry of a newborn child
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to resemble, to take after
 
• BRAIDNESS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – breadth
 
• BRAIG
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to brag, to boast
 
• BRAIGGLE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – an old and dangerously rickety article
 
• BRAIK
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to retch
 
• BRAIN
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – furious, raging
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a severe injury
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – spirit, mettle
n. 3. 1914 sl. – a knowledgeable or clever person
vb. 1. 1382 sl. – to kill someone by hitting them on the head
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to hurt severely; to stun by an injury to the head
 
• BRAIN-BOX
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – the skull
n. 2. 1977 Amer. dial. – a railroad caboose
 
• BRAIN CAGE
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a railroad caboose
 
• BRAIN-CANISTER
n. 1865 pugilistic sl. – the head, the skull
 
• BRAIN DERBY
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an academic contest  
 
• BRAIN-FAG
n. 1851 – exhaustion of the brain by prolonged mental strain
 
• BRAIN-FAGGED
adj. 1902 – exhausted by prolonged mental strain
 
• BRAIN FOOD
n. Bk1944 Amer. services’ sl. – noodle soup
 
• BRAIN GANG
n. World War II Amer. sl. – the staff of general headquarters
 
• BRAINGE
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc.  – a fit of temper
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – bustling, angry haste
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to plunge rashly forward; to dash carelessly towards; to bustle about noisily in a fit of temper; to use violence
 
• BRAINGER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a formidable foe
 
• BRAINIAC
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – an intelligent student
 
• BRAININ
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a severe injury
 
• BRAINISH
adj. 1530 obs. or Sc. – headstrong, passionate, hot-headed, high-spirited; furious
 
• BRAINLESS BRAWN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow
 
• BRAIN-LIT
adj. 1845 – enlightened by thought
 
• BRAIN-MAD
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – determined; keenly bent on; hurried on with the greatest impetuosity
 
• BRAIN-PAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – the skull
 
• BRAINS
n. 1. 1763 – intelligence
n. 2. World War I Amer. sl. – an intelligence officer
n. 3. 1953 Amer. dial. – on the railroad: a conductor
 
• BRAIN-SQUIRT
n. 1654 obs. – a childish attempt at reasoning
 
• BRAINSTORM
n. 1907 sl. – a brief mental aberration which causes one to do a foolish or untypical thing
 
• BRAIN TRUST
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a group of highly qualified military advisors
 
• BRAIN WAGON
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – a railroad caboose
 
• BRAIN-WUD
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – mad; acting with fury or intense impetuosity
 
• BRAINY
adj. 1. 1845 sl. – knowledgeable, clever
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – unmanageable, high-mettled; spirited, lively
 
• BRAINYELL
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to rush headlong; to break forth violently
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to storm, to rave
 
• BRAINZEL
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to rush headlong; to break forth violently
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to storm, to rave
 
• BRAIRD
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a young growing fellow
 
• BRAISANT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – brazened; impudent, bold; hardened, shameless
 
• BRAISSIL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a rush, start
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to work hurriedly
 
• BRAISSILS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – fits and starts
 
• BRAIST
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to burst
 
• BRAITHEL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a wedding
 
• BRAKE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a considerable number
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to vomit, to retch
 
• BRAKE LURK
n. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – a fraudulent begging letter, claiming a broken limb or ribs
 
• BRAKEY
n. 1887 US colloq. – a brakesman on a train
 
• BRALLION
n. 19C Sc. – an unwieldy person or animal  
 
​• BRAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – the calf of the leg
 
• BRANCH
n. 1. 1663 – a small stream
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a lagoon or slough; a body of still water off to the side of a river or lake
 
• BRANCHER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a young bird unable to fly
 
• BRANCHLING
n. 1910 – a small branch
 
• BRANCH WATER
n. 1. 1836 Amer. dial. – water from a stream, rather than from a well
n. 2. c1960 Amer. dial. – any weak beverage; esp. coffee
n. 3. c1960 Amer. dial. – something trifling
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – plain water as opposed to soda water
 
• BRAND
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a glowing cinder; a burning peat
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a worthless person
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – the calf of the leg
 
• BRANDED IN THE HIDE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – uncompromising in principle; dyed-in-the-wool
 
• BRAND-FIRE-NEW
adj. 1825 Amer. dial. – completely new and unused  
 
• BRANDIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – brindled
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a brindled cow  
 
• BRAND-SPANDY-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAND-SPANG-NEW
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAND SPANK-FIRE NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAND-SPANK-FIRING-NEW
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAND SPANKING
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. – new; novel
 
• BRAND-SPANKING-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAND-SPAN-NEW
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAND SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAND SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAND-SPLINTER-NEW
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. – –completely new
 
• BRAND SPLINTERFIRE NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRANDY-CLEEK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – palsy in the leg from hard drinking
 
• BRANDY-SMASH
n. 1909 US – a drink made by mixing brandy with crushed ice and putting a few sprigs of mint in the glass
 
• BRAN-FACED
adj. 1890 Eng. dial. – freckle-faced
 
• BRAN-FIRED NEW
adj. 1911 Amer. dial. – completely new and unused
 
• BRAN-FIRE-NEW
adj. 1825 Amer. dial. – completely new and unused
 
• BRANGE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to dash forward impetuously
 
• BRANGLE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a tangle; a confused crowd
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to entangle, to confuse
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to throw into doubt; to cast doubt upon  
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – to vibrate, to shake
 
• BRANGLEMENT
n. Bk1911 Sc. – confusion; perplexity
 
• BRANGLER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a quarrelsome, wrangling person
 
• BRANK
adj. 1983 Amer. dial. – sour
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a prance; a toss of the head, a caper
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – the mumps
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to bridle or restrain
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to deck, to dress up
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – to hold the head erect in a constrained or affected manner; to bridle-up
vb. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – to toss the head; to prance
vb. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. – to turn sour
 
• BRANKIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – finely dressed, gaudy
 
• BRANKIN
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – lively, gay; showy, ostentatious; prancing
 
• BRANKIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – vain, puffed-up
 
• BRANKLESS
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – unrestrained
 
• BRANK-NEW
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – quite new
 
• BRANLE
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a hammock-like cradle; it consisted of a strong circular piece of cloth, securely but slackly fastened to a large, stout hoop that was suspended by three light cords to a hook in a rafter of the gallery
 
• BRANLING
adj. c1645 obs. – wavering, vacillating, irresolute
n. 1646 obs. rare – a wavering; an instance of irresolution or vacillation
 
• BRANN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a boar-pig
 
• BRAN-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRANNIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a brindled cow
 
• BRANNIGAN
n. 1. 1892 Amer. sl. – the state of being drunk
n. 2. 1927 Amer. sl. – a drinking spree
n. 3. 1940 Amer. sl. – a brawl or violent argument
 
• BRANNOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a young salmon
 
• BRAN-SPANKFIRE-NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAN-SPANKING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAN-SPANKING-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN-SPAN-NEW
adj. 1806 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAN-SPICK-SPAN-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN-SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAN-SPLINDER-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN-SPLINTER-CLEAN-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN-SPLINTER-FIRED-NEW
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN-SPLINTERFIRE NEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
 
• BRAN-SPLINTER-NEW
adj. 1919 Amer. dial. – completely new
 
• BRAN UP
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. – to eat
 
• BRANWAGON
n. Bk1998 sl. – the drive toward healthier eating