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breasted
  • v  meet at breast level
    The runner breasted the tape
  • v  reach the summit (of a mountain)
    They breasted the mountain
  • v  confront bodily
  • a  having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds
    small-breasted
    red-breasted sandpiper
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brash
  • s  offensively bold
    a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
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brassbound
  • s  inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
    brassbound traditions
    brassbound party loyalists
  • s  having trim or fittings of brass
    a brassbound campaign chest
    the heavy brassbound door
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brassy
  • a  resembling the sound of a brass instrument
  • s  tastelessly showy
  • s  unrestrained by convention or propriety
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brave
  • n  a North American Indian warrior
  • n  people who are brave
    the home of the free and the brave
  • v  face and withstand with courage
    She braved the elements
  • a  possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
    Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville
  • s  invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  • s  brightly colored and showy
    girls decked out in brave new dresses
    brave banners flying
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braw
  • s  brightly colored and showy
    `braw' is a Scottish word
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