Breathe, v. a. 1. Inspire and expire.

2. Exhale, emit, give out, throw out.

3. Whisper, utter softly.

4. Indicate, manifest, express, show.

Breathe in, Inhale, draw into the lungs.

Breathe out, Expire, force out of the lungs.

Breathing, n. 1. Respiration.

2. Aspiration, wish, desire, longing, craving, yearning.

Breathing, a. Living, alive, live, not dead.

Breathing-hole, n. Vent-hole.

Breathless, a. 1. Out of breath.

2. Dead, lifeless, defunct.

Breech, n. Hinder part, after part.

Breech-band, n. Breeching.

Breeches, n. pl. 1. Small-clothes.

2. Trousers, pantaloons.

Breeching, n. Breech-band.

Breed, v. a. 1. Nourish, nurture, foster, bring up.

2. Discipline, educate, instruct, train, teach, school.

3. Beget, get, procreate, engender, generate, produce.

4. Originate, occasion, give rise to, be the cause of.

Breed, v. n. 1. Bring forth young, produce offspring.

2. Be born, be produced.

Breed, n. Race (of animals), lineage, pedigree, progeny, stock.

Breeding, n. 1. Nurture, education, discipline, instruction, training, schooling.

2. Deportment, manners.

Breeze, n. Zephyr, air, gentle gale, moderate wind, light wind.

2. Quarrel, disturbance, commotion, noise, tumult, uproar, stir, agitation.

Bregma, n. (Anat.) Sinciput, top of the head.

Brent, n. Brant, brand-goose (Anser bernicla).

Brett, n. Britzska.

Breviary, n. 1. Abridgment, epitome, compend, compendium, summary, synopsis, syllabus, abstract, digest, brief, conspectus, outline, sum and substance.

2. Prayer-book.

Brevipennate, a. (Ornith.) Short-winged.

Brevity, n. 1. Briefness, shortness.

2. Conciseness, terseness, compression, succinctness, pithiness.

Brew, v. a. 1. Prepare by fermentation.

2. Contrive, plot, devise, project, hatch, concoct, foment, excite, stir up.

Brew, v. n. 1. Make beer.

2. Be gathering, be forming.

Brewery, n. Brew-house.

Bribe, n. Reward of treachery.

Bribe, v. a. Suborn, gain by a bribe, give a bribe to.

Bridal, a. Nuptial, connubial, hymeneal, matrimonial, conjugal.

Bridal, n. Marriage, wedding, nuptials, nuptial festival.

Bridewell, n. Prison, jail, penitentiary, workhouse, house of correction.

Bridle, n. Restraint, curb, check.

Bridle, v. a. Restrain, control, check, curb, control, govern.

Brief, a. 1. Short, concise, succinct, compendious, laconic, curt.

2. Transitory, fleeting, transient, temporary, short-lived, ephemeral.

Brief, n. 1. Epitome, compendium, summary, synopsis, syllabus, abstract, breviary, abridgment, conspectus.

2. Pontifical letter, papal rescript.

3. (Law.) Writ, precept.

Briefly, ad. Concisely, in short, in brief, in a few words.

Brigand, n. Robber, highwayman, free-booter, marauder, outlaw, bandit.

Bright, a. 1. Luminous, shining, resplendent, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, radiant, brilliant, effulgent, refulgent, splendid, beamy, silvery, argent.

2. Clear, transparent, lucid, pellucid, limpid.

3. Illustrious, glorious, famous.

4. Acute, ingenious, discerning, keen, intelligent.

5. Auspicious, promising, propitious.

Brighten, v. a. 1. Polish, burnish, furbish, make bright.

2. Make cheerful, make joyous.

Brighten, v. n. Grow bright.

Brightness, n. 1. Lustre, splendor, brilliancy, radiance, resplendence, effulgence.

2. Clearness, transparency, lucidity.

3. Acuteness, ingenuity, sagacity, acumen, astuteness, discernment, mother-wit, quick parts.

Brilliancy, n. Splendor, lustre, brightness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, shine, sheen, gloss.

Brilliant, a. 1. Sparkling, glittering, splendid, lustrous, shining, bright, beaming, radiant, effulgent, refulgent, resplendent.

2. Illustrious, glorious, celebrated, famous.