Bronx
cheer Abroqks
'tjia(r); NAmE .braiqks 'tjir/ noun (,NAmE, informal) = raspberry(2) bronze /branz; NAmE
brainz/ noun, adj. noun 1 [
cast in bronze 2 [
colour, like bronze Wffffe 3 [C] a work of art
made of bronze, for
example a statue W' tn3 4
[C, u]
= BRONZE MEDAL
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adj. dark reddish-brown in colour ff IPlfe
W:
bronze skin
the
'Bronze Age noun [sing.] the period in history between the
Stone Age and the Iron Age when people used tools and weapons made of bronze W
#3 N* ft; W
bronzed /brnnzd; NAmE
brarnzd/ adj. having skin that has been turned brown in an
attractive way by the sun
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,bronze
'medal (also
bronze)
noun [c, u] a medal given as third prize in a
competition or race ; fjej an Olympic bronze medal winner #±'0 She
won (a) bronze at the Olympics.
'is
if]^
Jr. -St # 7 -tiWo — compare gold medal,
silver medal ►.bronze medallist (8r£) {NAmE
.bronze
medalist) noun : She’s an Olympic bronze medallist.
brooch /brsutf; NAmE
broutj/ {especially BrE) {NAmE usually pin) noun a piece of jewellery
with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes tfr If; Wff;
§5 ft — picture o jewellery brood /bru:d/ verb,
noun
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verb 1 [V] ~ (over/on/about
sth) to think a lot about sth that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset M
ft, tt M
( f U tt M m ) : You’re
not still
brooding over what he said,
are you? j#,
ig-pcj ^ Bg p 2 [V, VN] if a
bird broods, or broods its eggs, it sits on the eggs in order to hatch them (= make the young come out
of them) $$ { H ) mnoun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 all the young
birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time ( — I )
-
^ 4, — EEE1 clutch 2
(humorous) a large
family of children
brood-ing/'bru:dir)/ adj. {literary) sad and mysterious
or threatening 1^1 fg (tfj; tfr® 69; W; P& I£ W: dark, brooding eyes
— % -S, H gg $j 0g. jjf o a brooding silence o
'brood mare noun a female horse kept
for breeding
broody /'brurdi/ adj.
1 (of a woman it A) wanting very much to have a baby M I reached the age
of 27 and suddenly
started to feel broody. PJ 27 ^ ftf.
2
(of a female bird
lilt M) wanting to
lay eggs and sit on them H ^ #j : a broody hen 3 quiet and thinking about
sth because you are
unhappy or disappointed W; UUBM ► broodiness
noun [U] brook /bruk/ noun,
verb
*
noun a small river M;
/jv)nf; /J\JI|
uverb riot brook sth/brook
no ...
{formal) to not allow sth ( m
) ft if ( ) c [VN] The tone
in his voice
brooked no argument.
[also VN -ing]
broom /bru:m/ noun
1 [C] a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors jE| jfi;
£}# — picture o brush —see also new broom 2 [U] a wild bush with small
yellow flowers ( if h. ,
n»T?l see new
'broom
cupboard noun
{BrE) 1 a large built-in cupboard used for keeping cleaning
equipment, etc. in tit fi H Hi 2 (often humorous) a very small
room jA [fj ^ If] : I couldn’t
afford more than a broom
cupboard to set up office in.
St
If) IA ill $£ ^ - \a] Xl & A:
broom-stick /'bruimstik/ noun
a broom with a long handle and small thin sticks at the end, or the handle