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`ern. Rev. ed. of: The concise Oxford dictionary of current English.
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`9th ed.1995
`l. English language--2oth century-Dictionaries. 2. English language(cid:173)
`I. Pearsall, Judy.
`II. Concise Oxford dictionary
`New words--Dictionaries.
`of current English.
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`I bruxism
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`and fleeting touch. 4 a brief encounter witb something
`[Salnw trutta.]
`bad or unwelcome: a brush with death. 5 a piece of
`broWse jbrauz/ Iii v. 1 survey goods or text in a leisurely
`carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact witb a
`and superficial fashion. J>Computing read or survey (data
`moving part in a motor or alternator. 6 a drumstick with
`files) via a network. 2 (of an animal) feed on leaves. twigs,
`long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound. 7
`etc. en; 1 an act of browsing. 2 vegetation eaten by ani~
`the bushy tail of a fox. 8 Austrai./NZ informal girls or women
`mals.
`regarded sexually. e v. 1 clean, smooth, or apply with a
`_DERIVATIVES b r owsab!e adj
`brush. 2 touch or push lightly and gently. 3 (brush
`oRIGIN ME: from OFr. broster, from brost 'young shoot',
`s omeo ne/t hing off) dismiss someone or something in
`prob. of Gmc origin.
`an abrupt, contemptuous way. 4 (brush up o n or brush
`browser Iii n. 1 a person or animal that browses. 2 Com·
`something " I') work to regain a previously learned
`puting a program witb a graphical user interface for dis·
`skill.
`playing HTML files, used to navigate tbe World Wide
`- DERIVATIVES !>ruskless adj. (chiefly technical) brushy adj.
`Web.
`- ORIGIN ME: noun from OFr. broisse; verb partly from
`brrr li!lexclam. used to express a reaction to feeling cold.
`OFr. brosser 'to sweep'.
`BRU ® abbrev. Brunei (international ve_hicle registration).
`brush 2 e n. chiefly N. Amer. & Austrai.INZ undergrowth, small
`lmu::eliosis /,bru:sa'lausis/ en. a bacterial disease
`trees, and shrubs. l> N. Amer. cut brushwood. l> Austrai./NZ
`chiefly affecting cattle and causing undulant fever in
`dense forest.
`humans.
`ORIGIN ME: from OFr. brace, perh. based on L. bruscum,
`_ ORIGIN 1930s: from mod. L. Brucella, genus name of tbe
`denoting an excrescence on a maple.
`bacterium responsible (named after the Sc. physician Sir
`br1.1shback 111 n. Baseball a pitch aimed close to the body so
`David Bruce) + -osos.
`that the batter must step back to avoid it.
`brucite /'bru:sAit/ en. a white, grey, or greenish mineral
`brush dischar ge 11> n. a broad electrical discharge from
`consisting of hydrated magnesium hydroxide.
`a conductor occurring when the potential difference is
`ORIGIN C19: named after the Amer. mineralogist Archi·
`high but not sufficient for a spark or arc.
`bald Bruce.
`brushed e adj. 1 (offabric) having a soft raised nap. 2 (of
`br uise It n. an injury appearing as an area of discoloured
`metal) finished with a non·reflective surface.
`skin on tbe body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing
`brushtall ill n. a mainly tree-dwelling nocturnal Austra·
`underlying blood vessels. )>a similar area of damage on a
`!ian marsupial with a pointed muzzle and a furred tail
`fruit, vegetable, or plant. li v. 'i inflict a bruise on. J> be
`with a naked tip. [Trichosurus vulpecu/a and related
`susceptible to bruising. 2 crush or pound (food).
`species.]
`- ORIGIN OE brysan 'crush, injure or damage with a blow',
`bn.!sh·turkey €!> n. a large mound-building bird res em·
`reinforced in ME by OFr. bruisi.er 'break'.
`bling a turkey, found mainly in New Guinea. [Family
`bn·uiser- ® n. informal, derogatory a tough, aggressive person.
`Megapodiidae: several species.]
`bruising 11> adj. (of a contest) aggressively conducted and
`brush wolf 111 n. North American term for coYOTE.
`likely to be damaging. ® n. bruises on the skin.
`brushwood
`0 n.
`undergro,.,'lh,
`twigs, and small
`bruit /bru:t/ <!I v. spread (a report or rumour) widely. e n.
`branches.
`1 archaic a report or rumour. 2 Medicine a sound, esPecially
`bn1sque /brusk, bru:sk/ Iii adj. abrupt or offhand.
`an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope.
`DERIVATIVES brusquely adv. brusqueness n brus,
`- ORIGIN ME (as n.): from OFr. bruit 'noise', from bruire 'to
`'!"erie /'brusk(a)ri:, 'bru:·f n. (at·chaic).
`roar'.
`- ORIGIN C17: from Fr., 'lively, fierce' , from Ita!. brusco
`bmmby /'brAmbi/ ~ n. (pi. -ies) (in Australia) a wild or
`'sour'.
`unbroken horse.
`Brussels ca ~pei en. a carpet with a heavy woollen
`- ORIGIN C19: of unknown origin.
`pile and a strong linen back.
`brume /bru:m/ 11> n. poetic/literary mist or fog.
`B~ussels lace en. an elaborate kind of lace, typically
`DERIVATIVES brumous adj.
`with a raised design, made using a needle or lace pil(cid:173)
`ORIGIN Cl8: from Fr., from L. bruma 'winter'.
`low;
`Brummagem /'br A111ad3(a )m/ ®adj . informal of or relating
`Brussels spr out (also !llrussel sprout) !lin. a vege(cid:173)
`to Birmingham.
`table consisting of the small compact bud of a variety of
`- ORIGIN Cl7: dial. form.
`cabbage which bears many such buds along a tall single
`l!!riLmmie (also Brummy) @ n. (pl. -ies) Brit. informal a per·
`stem.
`son from Birmingham. ®adj. informal 1 Brit. of, from, or re(cid:173)
`bll'til /bru:t, French bRy/ Ill adj. (of sparkling wine) very
`lating to Birmingham. 2 (brummy) Austrai./NZ counterfeit,
`dry.
`showy, or cheaply made.
`- ORIGIN Fr., lit. 'raw, rough'.
`brm1cll Ell n. a late morning meal eaten instead of break·
`brutal ill adj. 1 savagely violent. 2 witbout any attempt to
`fast and lunch.
`disguise unpleasantness: brutal hon.esty.
`a~wneian jbru:'n,\lan; {!! n. a native or inhabitant of the
`- DERIVATIVES br11taiity /-'tal!ti/ n. brutally adv.
`sultanate of Brunei on tbe NW coast of Borneo. G adj. of
`- ORIGIN Cl5 (in the sense 'relating to the lower animals'):
`or relating to Brunei.
`from OFr., or from rued. L. brutalis, from brutus (see
`brunette jbru:'mt, bru·/ (US also brunet) 110 n. a woman
`BRUTE).
`or girl with dark broV>Tl hair.
`lnut a lism Oil n. 1 cruelty and savageness. 2 a stark style
`- ORIGIN C16: from Fr., fern. of brunet, dimin. of brun
`of functionalist architecture that makes use of steel and
`'brown'.
`concrete in massive blocks.
`bnmg dialect past and past participle of BRIHG.
`- DERIVATIVES brutaiist n. & adj.
`Bn.1nswick stew en. US a stew of chicken and veget·
`bnatalii!!e (also -Is e) e v. 1 make brutal by repeated ex·
`abies.
`posure to violence. 2 treat brutally.
`- ORIGIN from Brunswick county in Virginia, US.
`- DERIVATIVES brutalization n
`bnmt /brAnt/ e n. (usu. in phr. bear the br .. nt) the chief
`brute <~; n. 1 a violent or savage person or animal. J> informal
`impact of sometbi.ng bad.
`a cruel or insensitive person. 2 an animal as opposed to a
`ORTGIN ME (denoting a blow or attack, also the force or
`human being. <11 adj. 1 unreasoning and animal·like. 2
`shock of something): of unkhown origin.
`merely physical: brute force. 3 harsh or inescapable:
`bruschetta
`brute necessity.
`/bru'sk£ta/
`11> n.
`toasted Italian bread
`- DERIVATIVES brutish adj. brutishly adv. br.,tishness n
`drenched in olive oil, usually served with garlic or to(cid:173)
`- ORIGIN ME (as adj.): from OFr. brut(e), from L. brutus
`matoes.
`'dull, stupid'.
`- ORIGIN from Ital.
`brush 1 ® n. 1 an implement witb a handle and a block of
`bruxism /'brAksiz(a)m/ ill n. Medicine involuntary habitual
`grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep.
`bristles, hair, or wire, used 'especially for cleaning,
`- ORIGIN 1930s: from Gk brukhein 'gnash the teetb' +
`smoothing, or painting. 2 an act of brushing. 3 a slight
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