bribery
The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.

bribes
plural of bribe

bricabrac
Alternative form of bric-a-brac.

bricabracs
plural of bricabrac

brickfielder
A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.

brickfielders
plural of brickfielder

brickiness
The quality of being bricky.

bricklaying
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.

bricklayings
plural of bricklaying

brickleness
brittleness

bricklet
A small brick.

bricklets
plural of bricklet

brickmaking
The manufacture of bricks.

brickmanship
The position of being a brickman.

brickmold
Alternative form of brickmould.

brickmolds
plural of brickmold

brickmould
A decorative trim used around exterior doors and windows.

brickmoulds
plural of brickmould

brickwork
A structure, or portion of a structure, that is made out of bricks.
The quality of the construction of a brick structure.

bridegroomship
The role or status of bridegroom.

bridehood
The state or condition of being a bride.

bridelock
Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.

brideship
The role or status of bride.

bridesmaidship
The role or status of bridesmaid.

bridgebuilding
The construction of bridges.

bridgemaking
The construction of bridges.

bridgewire
A relatively thin resistance wire used that is heated by electric current to set off a pyrotechnic composition.
Alternative spelling of bridge wire (“wire for wire rope in bridges”).

bridgewires
plural of bridgewire

bridi
The simplest kind of Lojban sentence, consisting of a selbri and some sumti, which fill in places in the selbri's "place structure". (More complex sentences can be formed by combining two or more bridi with conjunctions.)

bridoon
A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.

bridoons
plural of bridoon

briefcaseful
Enough to fill a briefcase.

briefcasefuls
plural of briefcaseful

brieflessness
Absence of a legal brief.

briefness
The characteristic of being brief.

briefnesses
plural of briefness

brigadiership
The role or position of a brigadier.

brigandism
Crime carried out by brigands.

brigandisms
plural of brigandism

brightleaf
A variety of tobacco that grows well on infertile land.

brightnes
Obsolete spelling of brightness.

brightness
The quality of being bright.
The perceived luminance of an object.
Intelligence, cleverness.

brightnesse
Obsolete form of brightness.

brightnesses
plural of brightness

brightsomeness
The quality of being brightsome.

brillance
brilliancy

brilliance
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
Magnificence; resplendence.

brilliances
plural of brilliance

brilliancies
plural of brilliancy

brilliancy
A shining quality; brilliance.
An act of being brilliant.
A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.

brilliantness
The state or quality of being brilliant.

brilliolet
Alternative form of briolette.

brilliolets
plural of brilliolet

brilliolette
Alternative form of briolette.

brilliolettes
plural of brilliolette

brillolette
Alternative form of briolette.

brillolettes
plural of brillolette

brimfire
Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire.

brimfulness
Quality of being brimful.

brimlessness
Absence of a brim.

bringdown
A disappointment; a letdown.
A comedown.

bringup
The process of checking newly-assembled printed circuit boards for defects and ensuring they run as expected.

brininess
The characteristic of being briny.

brinishness
The state of being brinish.

brinkmanship
The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.

brinkmate
A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.

brinkmates
plural of brinkmate

brio
Vigour or vivacity.

briolet
Alternative form of briolette.

briolets
plural of briolet

brisance
The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.

brisances
plural of brisance

brisement
The breaking up of anything, such as an ankylosis.

briskness
The property of being brisk.

brisknesses
plural of briskness

bristlers
plural of bristler

bristliness
The quality of being bristly.

britch
Attributive form of britches.

brittility
Synonym of brittleness.

brittleness
The state of being brittle (in various senses).

brittlenesses
plural of brittleness

brizomancy
A form of Ancient Greek divination by the interpretation of dreams with the aid of the goddess Brizo; hence, divination by dreams.

broadcastability
The quality of being broadcastable.

broadener
That which broadens.

broadeners
plural of broadener

broadmindedness
State or quality of being broadminded; openness to new things and new ideas.

broadness
The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth.

broadnesses
plural of broadness

broadseam
A seam in a sail in which the edges of neighbouring panels are cut in a curve, such that the resulting sail is concave instead of flat.

broadseams
plural of broadseam

broccolini
A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).

broccolinis
plural of broccolini

broch
A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.

brocha
Alternative form of berakhah.

brochos
plural of brocha

brochs
plural of broch

brocialism
Socialism or progressivism which downplays women's issues or reinforces masculinist attitudes or ideas.
Any form of socialism characterised by blokeishness.

broguery
The presence of a brogue in speech.

broheim
Term of address for a man.

brohugs
plural of brohug

broification
The process of someone or something becoming aligned with bro culture.

brokage
The act of a broker; brokerage.

brokages
plural of brokage

brokefishing
The practice of playing financially disadvantaged with the goal of having another party in an interpersonal relationship spend more money or provide a financial safety net or in order to attract immaterial benefits such as sympathy.

brokeness
The characteristic of being broke; having no money.

brokenheartedness
The quality of being brokenhearted (describes a patient).

brokenness
The characteristic of being broken.

brokennesses
plural of brokenness

brokership
The role or position of a broker.

broket
An angle bracket: either of the symbols < and > when used as an enclosing pair.

brolationship
The camaraderie or bond between male friends.

broligarchies
plural of broligarchy

broligarchy
A small group of ultrawealthy men who exert inordinate control or influence within a political structure, particularly while espousing views regarded as anti-democratic, technofascist, and masculinist.

bromeopathy
The scientifically dubious practice of attempting to increase testosterone levels by shining red light on one's testicles.

bromidiom
A conventional comment or saying; a bromide.

bromidioms
plural of bromidiom

bromidism
bromism

bromidrosiphobia
A fear that one has an offensive body odour

bromination
Any reaction which introduces a bromine atom into a compound.

brominations
plural of bromination

brominism
bromism

bromization
The process of bromizing.

bromoacetylalprenololmenthane
A particular beta-adrenergic agonist.

bromocyclization
Any reaction in which bromination is accompanied by cyclization

bromocyclizations
plural of bromocyclization

bromodeboronation
A combination of a bromination and a deboronation reaction

bromoetherification
Any reaction in which bromination is accompanied by etherification

bromoetherifications
plural of bromoetherification