English words starting with bri

Meanings of Briar:

noun

Any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, especially a wild rose.

Usage examples:

‘you're not stupid,’ bella continued, speaking more to the rose briars than to him.

Meanings of Briar-pipe:

noun

A wild bush, especially a rose or blackberry bush with long stems and sharp thorns

Usage examples:

His sleeve caught on a briar., they headed across country over rocks and through thorny briar., pri…

Meanings of Briard:

noun

A breed of large sheepdog with a long, wavy coat that partly obscures the eyes, originally bred in france; a dog of this breed. frequently attributive, as briard dog, briard puppy, etc.

Meanings of Briarean:

adjective

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of briareus; specifically having a hundred or many hands or arms; (of hands or arms) numerous. hence of a person, organization, etc.: capable of doing many things at once; wielding wide-ranging power or influence.

noun

An imaginary monster or person resembling briareus, specifically in having a hundred, or many, hands or arms.

Meanings of Briareus:

noun

An imaginary monster or person resembling briareus, specifically in having a hundred, or many, hands or arms. hence: a person capable of doing many things at once; a person of wide-ranging power or influence.

Meanings of Briars:

noun

Any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, especially a wild rose.

Usage examples:

‘you're not stupid,’ bella continued, speaking more to the rose briars than to him.

Meanings of Bribability:

noun

The quality of being bribable; corruptibility.

Meanings of Bribe:

verb

Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

Usage examples:

They attempted to bribe opponents into losing

noun

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.

Usage examples:

Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling

Meanings of Bribed:

verb

Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

Usage examples:

They attempted to bribe opponents into losing

noun

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.

Usage examples:

Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling

Meanings of Bribee:

noun

A person who is or has been bribed; the recipient of a bribe or bribes.

Meanings of Bribeless:

adjective

Of a place, institution, process, etc.: free from bribes or bribery; not involving bribery. somewhat rare.

Meanings of Briberies:

noun

The giving or offering of a bribe.

Usage examples:

His opponent had been guilty of bribery and corruption

Meanings of Bribery:

noun

The giving or offering of a bribe.

Usage examples:

His opponent had been guilty of bribery and corruption

Meanings of Bribes:

verb

Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

Usage examples:

They attempted to bribe opponents into losing

noun

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.

Usage examples:

Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling

Meanings of Bribing:

verb

Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

Usage examples:

They attempted to bribe opponents into losing

noun

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.

Usage examples:

Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling

Meanings of Bribri:

noun

A member of a central american people of the talamanca region of southern costa rica and northern panama. also with plural agreement and the: these people collectively.

adjective

Of, relating to, or belonging to the bribri or their language.

Meanings of Bric-a-brac:

noun

Small, decorative objects of various types and of no great value

Meanings of Brick:

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Usage examples:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Usage examples:

The doors have been bricked up

Meanings of Brick in:

phrasal verb

Wall up with brick

Meanings of Brick up:

phrasal verb

Wall up with brick

Meanings of Brickbat:

noun

A piece of brick used as a missile.

Usage examples:

He had received a blow with a brickbat

Meanings of Brickbats:

noun

A piece of brick used as a missile.

Usage examples:

He had received a blow with a brickbat

Meanings of Brickbatting:

noun

The action or an act of throwing a brickbat at someone or something.

Meanings of Bricked:

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Usage examples:

The doors have been bricked up

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Usage examples:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

Meanings of Bricken:

adjective

Made of brick.