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- brakpan/ˈbrækˌpæn/A proper noun, specifically the name of a city in the Gauteng province of South Africa.nounVery Low
- bram/bram/A dialectal variant of 'braam', referring to a rough, prickly or thorny plant, often specifically the blackberry bush or bramble.nounVery Low (regional/dialectal, rare outside specific UK regions)
- bramah/ˈbrɑːmə/A type of lock, originally invented by Joseph Bramah, known for its high security and complexity.nounRare / Specialized
- bramante/ˌbræmˈænteɪ/The name of a prominent Italian Renaissance architect, Donato Bramante (c.1444–1514).nounVery Rare
- bramble/ˈbræmb(ə)l/A wild, thorny shrub of the genus Rubus, especially the blackberry plant.nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
- brambleberry/ˈbræmbl̩b(ə)ri/The edible fruit of any bramble plant, specifically the wild blackberry (genus Rubus).nounLow
- brambling/ˈbræm.blɪŋ/A small Eurasian finch with orange breast and white rump.nounLow
- bramley/ˈbræmli/A specific cultivar of cooking apple, known for its large size, greenish-yellow skin with red flush, and tart flavor.nounC1
- brampton/ˈbɹæm(p).tən/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most commonly a city in Ontario, Canada.nounMedium
- bramwell/ˈbɹæmwəl/A proper noun, typically a surname of English origin, possibly derived from a place name meaning 'broom well' or 'well where broom grows'.nounVery Low
- bran/bræn/The hard outer layer of cereal grains, such as wheat or rye, which is separated from the flour during milling.nounverb-transitiveC1
- bran tub/ˈbræn ˌtʌb/A container, typically a barrel or large tub, filled with bran in which small prizes are hidden; a traditional fair or children's party game where participants dip their hands in to retrieve a hidden gift.nounC1 (Low frequency, culturally specific)
- branagh/ˈbrænə/A proper noun referring to the surname of the notable Northern Irish-British actor, director, and screenwriter Kenneth Charles Branagh.nounLow
- branch/brɑːntʃ/a part of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and usually has leaves, flowers, or fruitnounverbverb-intransitive+1High
- branch cut/ˈbrɑːntʃ ˌkʌt/A curve or line in the complex plane across which a multi-valued complex function is discontinuous, used to define a single-valued branch of that function.nounC2
- branch instruction/brɑːntʃ ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/A command in a computer program that causes the processor to begin executing instructions from a different location in memory, rather than proceeding sequentially.nounC2
- branch line/brɑːntʃ laɪn/A secondary railway line that connects to a main line, serving smaller towns and rural areasnounB2
- branch officer/brɑːn(t)ʃ ˈɒfɪsə/A person who holds a position of authority or responsibility within a local division or office of a larger organization, typically responsible for overseeing operations and staff at that specific location.nounC1
- branch out/ˌbrɑːntʃ ˈaʊt/To expand or diversify one's activities, interests, or business into new areas.verbB2
- branch plant/brɑːntʃ plɑːnt/A factory, office, or operational unit that is owned and controlled by a larger parent company, typically located in a different country or region.nounC1
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