Bruchus
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Bruchidae
brucine
— Noun
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~ a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
Bruckenthalia
— Noun
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~ a genus containing only one species: spike heath
bruckner
— Noun
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~ Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
bruegel
— Noun
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~ Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
brueghel
— Noun
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~ Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
Bruges
— Noun
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~ a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
Brugmansia arborea
— Noun
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~ a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
Brugmansia
— Noun
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~ includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
bruin
— Noun
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~ a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
bruin
— Noun
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~ large ferocious bear of Eurasia
bruise
— Verb
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~ break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
bruise
— Verb
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~ damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
bruise
— Noun
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~ an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
bruiser
— Noun
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~ a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
bruising
— Adjective
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~ causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
bruising
— Adjective
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~ brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
bruit
— Verb
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~ tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
Brule
— Noun
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~ a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
brumaire
— Noun
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~ second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist