AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
breast: the fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.-either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.-anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill.-the face of a coal working.-the front of a furnace.-the seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart.-the power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast.-to meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.-a torus.
breastband: a band for the breast. specifically: (naut.) a band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
breasted: of breast-having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat.
breastfast: a large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel.
breastheight: the interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing.
breasthook: a thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side.
breasting: of breast-the curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. it is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. see breast wheel.
breastpin: a pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.
breastplate: a plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.-a piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.-a strap that runs across a horse's breast.-a part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. it was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of israel. see ephod.
breastplough: a kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.
breastrail: the upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.
breastsummer: a summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows.
breastwheel: a water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. the water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.
breastwork: a defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.-a railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
breath: the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.-the act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, i am out of breath.-the power of respiration, and hence, life.-time to breathe; respite; pause.-a single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.-fig.: that which gives or strengthens life.-a single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.-a very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.-fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.-gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
breathe: to respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.-to take breath; to rest from action.-to pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.-to inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.-to inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.-to emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.-to exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.-to express; to manifest; to give forth.-to act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.-to promote free respiration in; to exercise.-to suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.-to put out of breath; to exhaust.-to utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
breather: one who breathes. hence: (a) one who lives.(b) one who utters. (c) one who animates or inspires.-that which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
breathing: of breathe-respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.-air in gentle motion.-any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the spirit.-aspiration; secret prayer.-exercising; promotion of respiration.-utterance; communication or publicity by words.-breathing place; vent.-stop; pause; delay.-also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.-a mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. see rough breathing, smooth breathing, below.
breathless: spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.-not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.-dead; as, a breathless body.
breccia: a rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
breech: the lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.-breeches.-the hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.-the external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.-to put into, or clothe with, breeches.-to cover as with breeches.-to fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.-to whip on the breech.-to fasten with breeching.
breech screw: a strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.
breech sight: a device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.
breechblock: the movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. it is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.
breeches: a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.-trousers; pantaloons.
breeching: of breech-a whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.-that part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.-a strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.-the sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
breed: to produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.-to take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster.-to educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up.-to engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease.-to give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.-to raise, as any kind of stock.-to produce or obtain by any natural process.-to bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant.-to be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth.-to have birth; to be produced or multiplied.-to raise a breed; to get progeny.-a race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance.-class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities.-a number produced at once; a brood.
breeder: one who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.-a cause.
breeding: of breed-the act or process of generating or bearing.-the raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.-nurture; education; formation of manners.-deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.-descent; pedigree; extraction.
breeze: alt. of breeze fly-a light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.-an excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze.-refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.-refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.-to blow gently.
breeze fly: a fly of various species, of the family tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. they are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. the name is also given to different species of botflies.
breezy: characterized by, or having, breezes; airy.-fresh; brisk; full of life.
bregma: the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.
brennage: a tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
brent: of brenne-alt. of brant-burnt.-a brant. see brant.
breton: of or relating to brittany, or bretagne, in france.-a native or inhabitant of brittany, or bretagne, in france; also, the ancient language of brittany; armorican.
brettice: the wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. see brattice.
bretwalda: the official title applied to that one of the anglo-saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the british tribes.
breve: a note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. when dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. it was formerly of a square figure (as thus: / ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service.-any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.-a curved mark [/] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel.-the great ant thrush of sumatra (pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
brevet: a warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [french usage].-a commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.-to confer rank upon by brevet.-taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
breviary: an abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.-a book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the roman catholic or of the greek church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.
breviate: a short compend; a summary; a brief statement.-a lawyer's brief.-to abbreviate.
brevipennate: short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
brevity: shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.-contraction into few words; conciseness.
brew: to boil or seethe; to cook.-to prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.-to prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.-to foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.-to attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.-to be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.-the mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.
brewing: of brew-the act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.-the quantity brewed at once.-a mixing together.-a gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
brewis: broth or pottage.-bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter.
brewsterite: a rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. it is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.
briar: same as brier.-a plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of rosa, rubus, and smilax.-fig.: anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
briarean: pertaining to, or resembling, briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.
bribe: a gift begged; a present.-a price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.-that which seduces; seduction; allurement.-to rob or steal.-to give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.-to gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.-to commit robbery or theft.-to give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.
briber: a thief.-one who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.-that which bribes; a bribe.
bribery: robbery; extortion.-the act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
bric-a brac: miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered collectively.
brick: a block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp.-bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick.-any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).-a good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick.-to lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.-to imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them.
brickkiln: a kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them.
bricklaying: the art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.
bricky: full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust.
bricole: a kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
bridal: of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.-a nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.
bride: a woman newly married, or about to be married.-fig.: an object ardently loved.-to make a bride of.
bridecake: rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
brideknot: a knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor.
bridesman: a male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the "best man."
bridestake: a stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round.
bridewell: a house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near st. bride's (or bridget's) well, in london, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
bridge: a structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.-anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.-the small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.-a device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.-a low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.-to build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.-to open or make a passage, as by a bridge.-to find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over.
bridge-ward: a bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.-the principal ward of a key.
bridgeboard: a notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.-a board or plank used as a bridge.
bridgehead: a fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
bridgeing: the system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
bridle: the head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.-a restraint; a curb; a check.-the piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.-a span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.-a mooring hawser.-to put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.-to restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse.-to hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up.
bridle iron: a strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also stirrup and hanger.
bridler: one who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle.
bridoon: the snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. it is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein.
brief: short in duration.-concise; terse; succinct.-rife; common; prevalent.-briefly.-soon; quickly.-a short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.-an epitome.-an abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. this word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.-a writ; a breve. see breve, n., 2.-a writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.-a letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.-to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
brigade: a body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.-any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.-to form into a brigade, or into brigades.
brigadier general: an officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. he commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.
brigand: a light-armed, irregular foot soldier.-a lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
brigandine: a coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. it was worn in the middle ages.
brigantine: a practical vessel.-a two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.-see brigandine.
bright: see brite, v. i.-radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.-transmitting light; clear; transparent.-having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.-having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.-sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.-illustrious; glorious.-manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.-of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.-splendor; brightness.-brightly.-to be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops.
bright's disease: an affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. several varieties of bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
brighten: to make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.-to make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.-to improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.-to make acute or witty; to enliven.-to grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
brightly: brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.-with lively intelligence; intelligently.
brightness: the quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.-acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
brigue: a cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel.-to contend for; to canvass; to solicit.
brill: a fish allied to the turbot (rhombus levis), much esteemed in england for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. see bret.
brillancy: the quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.
brilliant: sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.-distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.-a diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. it has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. it is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.-the smallest size of type used in england printing.-a kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
brim: the rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.-the edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.-the rim of a hat.-to be full to the brim.-to fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.-fierce; sharp; cold. see breme.
brimmed: of brim-having a brim; -- usually in composition.-full to, or level with, the brim.
brimstone: sulphur; see sulphur.-made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
brin: one of the radiating sticks of a fan. the outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.
brinded: of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled.
brindle: the state of being brindled.-a brindled color; also, that which is brindled.-brindled.