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breatharian
adjectivenounVery low
/brɛˈθɛːrɪən/A person who claims to be able to live without consuming food or water, subsisting solely on air or energy.
breathe
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh
/briːð/To take air into and expel it from the lungs.
breather
nounMedium
/ˈbriː.ðə(r)/A short period of rest or relief from work, stress, or activity.
breathing
nounB1
/ˈbriːðɪŋ/The process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs; the act of inhaling and exhaling.
breathing space
nounB2
/ˈbriːðɪŋ ˌspeɪs/A temporary pause or period of relief from stress, pressure, or a difficult situation.
breccia
nounC2
/ˈbrɛtʃə/A rock composed of broken angular fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix.
brecciate
verb-transitiveVery Low
/ˈbrɛtʃɪeɪt/To break rock into angular fragments and then cement them back together into a new rock (breccia).
brecht
nounLow (as a proper noun/verb). Very high in theater/academic contexts related to Brechtian theory.
/brɛkt/To break or cause to break; to interrupt continuity, fracture, or make inoperative.
breckinridge
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɛkɪnrɪdʒ/A proper noun primarily referring to a surname of Scottish origin and several places in the United States named after individuals bearing that surname.
brecknockshire
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɛknɒkʃə(r)/A historic county of Wales, now largely part of the county of Powys.
brecksville
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɛksvɪl/A proper noun referring to a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
brecon
nounC2
/ˈbrɛkən/A town and county in Powys, Wales, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
breconshire
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˈbrɛkənʃə/A historical county in Wales, also known as Brecknockshire.
bred
nounverbB2
/brɛd/Past tense and past participle of 'breed' – to produce offspring, raise animals/plants, or cause something to develop.
breda
nounMedium (as verb form)
/ˈbriːdə/The simple past tense and past participle of the verb 'to breed', meaning to produce offspring or to raise animals/plants for specific characteristics.
brede
nounExtremely low / Obsolete
/briːd/An archaic term for a braid, plait, or embroidery.
bredie
nounVery Low
/ˈbriːdi/A South African stew, typically made with meat (often mutton or lamb) and vegetables, cooked slowly until tender.
bredren
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɛdrən/A deliberate alteration of 'brethren' (an archaic/literary plural for 'brother'), specifically to represent a Jamaican Patois/Rasta-influenced pronunciation and spelling used to mean 'brothers', 'friends', or 'close male associates', often expressing solidarity.
bree
nounVery Low / Obsolete / Dialectal
/briː/A Scots and Northern English dialect word for 'broth', 'liquid', 'moisture', or 'eyebrow' (archaic).
breech
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/briːtʃ/the lower or rear part of something, especially the buttocks or back of a gun

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