All English words - page 707

Meanings of Brecciated:

verb

Cause (rock) to break down into angular fragments.

Usage examples:

Many deep-water limestones have been brecciated and then recemented

Meanings of Brecciating:

verb

Cause (rock) to break down into angular fragments.

Usage examples:

Many deep-water limestones have been brecciated and then recemented

Meanings of Brecciation:

noun

The process of breaking down rock into angular fragments.

Usage examples:

Hydraulic fracturing gave rise to brecciation of the banded rocks

Meanings of Brechtian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the german playwright, producer, and poet bertolt brecht or his work.

Usage examples:

A masterpiece of brechtian alienation

Meanings of Bred:

adjective

Past and past participle of breed.

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

Meanings of Breech:

noun

The part of a cannon behind the bore.

Usage examples:

The british reloaded their weapons, filling the breech with powder and using their rods to push in …

adjective

Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the buttocks, rump, or legs are nearest the cervix and emerge first at birth.

Usage examples:

Breech presentation occurs in up to 3 per cent of pregnancies at term

verb

Dress (a boy) in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth.

Usage examples:

In those days it wasn't customary to breech a boy until he was about four

Meanings of Breechblock:

noun

A metal block which closes the aperture at the back part of a rifle or gun barrel.

Usage examples:

In addition to new breechblocks and hammers, the older extractor was replaced with a newer design.

Meanings of Breechcloth:

noun

Another term for loincloth.

Meanings of Breechcloths:

noun

Another term for loincloth.

Meanings of Breechclout:

noun

Another term for loincloth.

Meanings of Breeched:

verb

Dress (a boy) in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth.

Usage examples:

In those days it wasn't customary to breech a boy until he was about four

noun

The part of a cannon behind the bore.

Usage examples:

The british reloaded their weapons, filling the breech with powder and using their rods to push in …

adjective

Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the buttocks, rump, or legs are nearest the cervix and emerge first at birth.

Usage examples:

Breech presentation occurs in up to 3 per cent of pregnancies at term

Meanings of Breeches:

verb

The part of a cannon behind the bore.

plural noun

Short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial dress.

Usage examples:

A pair of buckskin breeches

Meanings of Breeching:

noun

A strong leather strap passing round the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle and enabling the horse to push backwards.

Usage examples:

A cart has no brakes, so the horse is fitted with breechings around the hind legs to allow him to s…

verb

Dress (a boy) in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth.

Usage examples:

In those days it wasn't customary to breech a boy until he was about four

Meanings of Breed:

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

Usage examples:

The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

Meanings of Breeder:

noun

A person who breeds animals or plants.

Usage examples:

A dog breeder

Meanings of Breeders:

noun

A person who breeds animals or plants.

Usage examples:

A dog breeder

Meanings of Breeding:

noun

The mating and production of offspring by animals.

Usage examples:

The flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

Meanings of Breeding-ground:

noun

A place or condition that produces or causes a lot of something, esp. something bad

Usage examples:

Poverty is a breeding ground for crime.

Meanings of Breeds:

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

Usage examples:

The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

Meanings of Breeks:

noun

Another term for breeches.

Meanings of Breenge:

noun

A violent or clumsy rush, a sudden violent movement.

verb

To move with clumsy violence, to rush noisily or impetuously. usually with adverb or adverbial phrase.

Meanings of Breeze:

noun

A gentle wind.

Usage examples:

Tantalizing cooking smells wafted on the evening breeze

verb

Come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner.

Usage examples:

Roger breezed into her office

Meanings of Breeze in:

collocation

To walk into a place quickly and confidently, without worry or embarrassment

Usage examples:

She just breezed in as if she'd only been away a day instead of a year., the boss would breeze in o…

Meanings of Breeze through:

phrasal verb

Succeed at easily

Meanings of Breezed:

verb

Come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner.

Usage examples:

Roger breezed into her office

noun

A gentle wind.

Usage examples:

Tantalizing cooking smells wafted on the evening breeze