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up together and maintained a brotherly relationship throughout
their lives.
browbeat v. bully, intimidate, threaten, badger, dominate, cow,
frighten, discourage, tyrannize, hector, harass, keep after,
nag, Colloq hassle: The foreman constantly browbeat anyone who
wasn't one of his drinking cronies.
browse v. look over or through, skim (through), scan, thumb or flip or
flick through: I was browsing through some recent acquisitions
at the second-hand bookshop.
bruise n. 1 injury, hurt, contusion, bump, welt, scrape, abrasion,
scratch, wound, black-and-blue mark, blotch, blemish, mark,
spot, discoloration, damage, Technical ecchymosis: I got this
bruise from walking into the corner of the table. The price is
lower if the fruit has a few bruises.
--v. 2 injure, contuse, hurt, scrape, harm; wound, damage: I
bruised my knee when I fell down. Being arrested certainly
bruised his self-esteem.
bruiser n. prizefighter, boxer, fighter; tough, ruffian, bodyguard,
thug, hoodlum, bouncer, Colloq hooligan, tough guy, toughie,
Brit minder, US roughneck, hood, gorilla, plug-ugly, torpedo,
enforcer: The heavyweight contender is really a big bruiser. Mr
Big strode in with two of his bruisers.
brunt n. (full) force, burden, onus, weight, impact; shock, stress,
violence, onslaught: As the head of the department was on
holiday, I had to take the full brunt of the customers'
complaints.
brush° n. 1 brushwood, shrubs, undergrowth, branches, scrub, brush,
bracken, brambles, underbrush, underwood: It took us three days
to clear the brush from around the house. 2 thicket, brake,
copse, grove, boscage: The fox disappeared into the brush,
which was too dense for the dogs to follow.
brushý n. 1 hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes-brush, shoe-brush,
nail-brush, paintbrush; broom, dust-broom, besom, US whisk
broom: This brush is too harsh and may damage your teeth. 2
See brush-off. 3 encounter, engagement, skirmish, Colloq Brit