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brief
adjectivenounverb+1B1
/briːf/of short duration or concise in expression.
briefcase
nounB1
/ˈbriːfkeɪs/A rectangular, flat-sided, hard or soft bag with a handle, used especially for carrying business documents.
briefing
nounB2
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/A short, informative meeting or set of instructions given to prepare someone for a task or situation.
briefs
plural-nounB2
/briːfs/A type of tight-fitting, legless underwear worn by men or boys.
brienz
nounVery Low
/briːˈɛnts/A proper noun referring primarily to a municipality and village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, located on the northeastern shore of Lake Brienz.
brier
nounC1
/ˈbrʌɪə/A thorny, wild shrub, typically of the genus Rosa (wild rose) or Rubus (blackberry), or a type of prickly heather (Erica arborea).
brierroot
nounRare
/ˈbrʌɪərʊt/The hard, woody root of the brier plant (specifically the tree heath, Erica arborea), historically used to make tobacco pipes.
brierwood
nounVery Low
/ˈbraɪəwʊd/The wood of a brier shrub, especially of the white heath (Erica arborea), traditionally used for making tobacco pipes.
brieux
nounVery Rare / Obscure
/briːˈʌ/ or /briːˈɜː/This is not a standard English word. It appears to be a proper noun, likely a surname (e.g., Eugène Brieux, a French playwright) or a placename.
brig
nounC1
/brɪɡ/A type of two-masted sailing ship with square-rigged sails on both masts.
brigade
nounverbverb-ambitransitive+1B2
/brɪˈɡeɪd/A large organized military unit, typically consisting of several battalions.
brigadier
nounC1
/ˌbrɪɡ.əˈdɪər/A high-ranking military officer, typically one commanding a brigade, ranking above a colonel and below a major general.
brigadier general
nounC2
/ˌbrɪɡ.əˌdɪə ˈdʒen.ər.əl/A senior military rank in many armed forces, typically above a colonel and below a major general. In the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, it is a one-star general officer rank.
brigading
nounC1
/brɪˈɡeɪdɪŋ/The action or process of forming into or operating as a brigade; organizing people into a coordinated group for a specific purpose, often with a connotation of coordinated online activity.
brigalow
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɪɡələʊ/A type of acacia tree (Acacia harpophylla) native to eastern Australia, typically forming dense scrub or woodland.
brigand
nounC2
/ˈbrɪɡənd/A member of a band of robbers or outlaws who attacks travellers and vehicles, typically in forests or mountains.
brigandine
nounVery Low
/ˈbrɪɡ.ən.diːn/A type of flexible body armor made of small metal plates riveted to a fabric or leather backing, worn in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
brigantine
nounC2
/ˌbrɪɡ.ənˈtiːn/A two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft rigged mainmast.
briggs
nounLow
/brɪɡz/Primarily a proper noun, specifically a common English surname of occupational origin, referring historically to a person who lived by a bridge.
briggsian logarithm
nounVery Low
/ˌbrɪɡzɪən ˈlɒɡərɪðəm/A logarithm to the base 10; the common logarithm.

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