Broach (n.) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
Broach (n.) A spire rising from a tower.
Broach (n.) A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
Broach (n.) A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
Broach (n.) The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
Broach (n.) The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
Broached (imp. & p. p.) of Broach
Broaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Broach
Broach (n.) To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
Broach (n.) To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
Broach (n.) To open for the first time, as stores.
Broach (n.) To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
Broach (n.) To cause to begin or break out.
Broach (n.) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.
Broach (n.) To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
Broacher (n.) A spit; a broach.
Broacher (n.) One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
Broad (superl.) Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
Broad (superl.) Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
Broad (superl.) Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Broad (superl.) Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
Broad (superl.) Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
Broad (superl.) Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
Broad (superl.) Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
Broad (superl.) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
Broad (superl.) Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
Broad (superl.) Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
Broad (n.) The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
Broad (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
Broad (n.) A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Broadax Broadaxe (n.) An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
Broadax Broadaxe (n.) An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
Broadbill (n.) A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
Broadbill (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
Broadbrim (n.) A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
Broadbrim (n.) A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
Broad-brimmed (a.) Having a broad brim.
Broadcast (n.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
Broadcast (a.) Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
Broadcast (a.) Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
Broadcast (adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
Broad Church () A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
Broadcloth (n.) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
Broadened (imp. & p. p.) of Broaden
Broadening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Broaden
Broaden (a.) To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
Broaden (v. t.) To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
Broad-horned (a.) Having horns spreading widely.
Broadish (a.) Rather broad; moderately broad.
Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
Broad-leaved (a.) Alt. of Broad-leafed
Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves.
Broadly (adv.) In a broad manner.
Broadmouth (n.) One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
Broadness (n.) The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
Broadpiece (n.) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
Broad seal () The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
Broadseal (v. t.) To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.
Broadside (n.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
Broadside (n.) A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
Broadside (n.) A volley of abuse or denunciation.
Broadside (n.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
Broadspread (a.) Widespread.
Broadspreading (a.) Spreading widely.
Broadsword (n.) A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
Broadwise (adv.) Breadthwise.
Brob (n.) A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.
Brobdingnagian (a.) Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic.
Brobdingnagian (n.) A giant.
Brocade (n.) Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
Brocaded (a.) Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.
Brocaded (a.) Dressed in brocade.
Brocage (n.) See Brokkerage.
Brocard (n.) An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
Brocatel (n.) A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
Brocatel (n.) A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.
Brocatello (n.) Same as Brocatel.
Broccoli (n.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.
Brochantite (n.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
Broche (a.) Woven with a figure; as, broche goods.
Broche (n.) See Broach, n.
Brochure (v. t.) A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
Brock (n.) A badger.
Brock (n.) A brocket.
Brocket (n.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
Brocket (n.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).
Brockish (a.) Beastly; brutal.
Brodekin (n.) A buskin or half-boot.
Brog (n.) A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
Brog (v. t.) To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle.
Brogan (n.) A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.
Broggle (n.) To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
Brogue (n.) A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
Brogue (v. t.) A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.
Brogues (n. pl.) Breeches.
Broid (v. t.) To braid.
Broidered (imp. & p. p.) of Broider
Broider (v. t.) To embroider.
Broiderer (n.) One who embroiders.