■ verb [VN] [NAmE) to crash into the side of sth flf i: (

) {$) Hi:     The driver ran a stop light and broadsided

the truck, it±T^WH»Jo

.broad-'spectrum adj. [only before noun] (technical 7tti§) (of a drug or chemical     m) effective against

a large variety of bacteria, insects, etc. if |$; fir*

broad-sword /'bro:dso:d; NAmE -so:rd/ noun a large sword with a broad flat blade ; iMJ^J Broad-way /'broidwei/ noun [U] a street in New York City where there are many theatres, sometimes used to refer to the US theatre industry in general If C ( H ) ; ( UBift ) SfcJgiJik:

a Broadway musical If % it # ^  0 The play opened

on Broadway in 2004.    2004 ilL

—                 see also off-Broadway

bro cade /bra'keid/ noun [U, C] a type of thick heavy cloth with a raised pattern made especially from gold or silver silk thread ^ ; ( X fa  ^ H M £R i±i £h

W )

bro caded /bra'keidid/ ad/. [usually before noun] made of or decorated with brocade   ) (ft; &

Broca’s area /'braukaz earia; NAmE 'broukaz eria/ noun [anatomy $?) an area in the front part of the brain connected with speech     ( XM m of pUi§ W M

) K

broc-coli /’brnkali; NAmE 'braik-/ noun [U] a vegetable with a thick green stem and several dark green or purple flower heads        ; MEc — picture o page

Ri8

bro chette /brn'Jet; NAmE brou-/ noun (from French)

1                  [C, U] a dish consisting of pieces of food cooked on

a thin stick over a fire ^    |£j ( jfi BR ‘X')% ffl )

2                  [C] one of the sticks used for cooking food in this way

brochure /'brauja(r); NAmE brou'Jur/ noun a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about sth or advertising sth 3f£[ ( .T ^ ) ^ :      a

travel brochure

bro-derie ang-laise /.braodari 'Drjgleiz; NAmE .brou-; 'a:p-/ noun [U] (from French) decoration with sewing on fine white cloth; the cloth decorated in this way

mm-, mamm;

broer /bru:a(r)/ noun (SAfrE, informal) 1 a brother If If; 2 (used of a boy or man) a friend (

MtP ) fc! W)m 3 a friendly form of address that is used by one boy or man to another    How’s

it going, my broer?

brogue /braug; NAmE broug/ noun 1 [usually pi.] a strong shoe which usually has a pattern in the leather ( |R $ ) ft a pair of brogues —         2 [usually

sing.] the accent that sb has when they are speaking, especially the accent of Irish or Scottish speakers of English Pf; (

broil /broil/ verb 1 [VN] [NAmE) to cook meat or fish under direct heat or over heat on metal bars (       ) : broiled chicken ‘)%$j —picture o page Ri6

—                 compare barbecue v., grill v.[1) 2 to become or

make sb become very hot ( ^ )   [V]

They lay broiling in the sun.

ITo [alsoVN]

broil er /'braila(r)/ noun 1 (also ‘broiler chicken) (espe­cially NAmE) a young chicken suitable for broiling or roasting ( iff lio ^  2 [NAmE) the part inside

the oven of a cooker/stove that directs heat down­wards to cook food that is placed underneath it ; ;lf i^;       — compare grill n. (1)

broke /brauk; NAmE brook/ adj. [not before noun] [informal) having no money    §£7*: I’m

always broke by the end of the month.       JdE] rf&ifi

'SiHTo 0 During the recession thousands of small businesses went broke (= had to stop doing business).

ofiat/

stony broke [= completely broke) ®    iTSTOl go for

‘broke [informal) to risk everything in one determined effort to do sth      — more at ain’t