This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 7 of 59: from “boy racer” to “bullfinch”.
- boy racer noun A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street…
- Boy's Own adj unbelievable or larger than life.
- brace noun The mouth of a shaft.
- braces noun A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to…
- bracket noun “(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
- Bradshaw noun A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw. Publication ceased in May 1961.
- braid noun A shelf or board for holding objects.
- brains trust noun A group of experts who discuss events in public, especially on television or radio.
- brainstorm noun An unexpected mental error.
- brake tender noun A railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel…
- brake van noun A railway vehicle used to brake a (goods) train, usually placed at the end of the train. These were essential before continuous train…
- brank noun A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
- branlin noun A young salmon (parr), in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
- brass neck noun Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
- brassish adj brittle
- brat noun A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
- brath adj Hasty; violent; fierce; strong.
- brattling noun Loppings from felled trees.
- brave adj Foolish or unwise.
- brawn noun Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.
- bray verb To hit (someone or something).
- bread noun Breadth.
- breadline noun The lowest income level at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met; poverty line or subsistence level.
- break noun A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- break clause noun A term in a tenancy agreement that allows the tenancy to come to an end before the stated date of termination.
- break gates verb To enter an Oxford or Cambridge college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
- break one's duck verb To do something for the first time.
- breakdown crane noun A crane that can be used in the event of accidents and derailments, as well as for engineering work on the railway; the crane is usually…
- breakfast club noun A facility to provide children with a morning meal at school, before classes.
- breakfast milk noun A milk with relatively high butterfat content, typically 5% or more; especially Channel Island milk.
- breaktime noun A break for schoolchildren between lessons.
- bream noun A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- breeze-block noun A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
- Bremoaner noun Someone who complains about or rejects the result of the 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union.
- Breville noun A sandwich toaster; toastie maker.
- brew noun A cup of tea.
- brew up verb Make a fire in order to make tea.
- brewster noun A brewer (of either sex).
- Brexiteer noun Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
- brick noun A projectile.
- brick and mortar noun Buildings, especially domestic housing.
- brickish adj Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
- brief noun A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private…
- brief-bag noun A traditional bag used by barristers and lawyers to carry legal documents and case briefs (not underpants).
- brigadier noun A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.
- bright verb Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- brilliance noun Magnificence; resplendence.
- brilliant adj Great, wonderful.
- brim noun An irascible, violent woman.
- Brindian noun A British person of Indian Subcontinent-extraction/heritage/ethnicities, or of India, British India.
- bring out verb To cause a visible symptom, such as spots or a rash, in (a person).
- bring-and-buy noun A small-scale sale where people bring items to sell and buy others' items. The money raised usually goes towards charity.
- bristling adj Dressed in effective defensive equipment while not seeking a fight.
- Bristol pound noun A local currency (not legal tender) in Bristol, England, tied to the pound sterling, introduced in 2012 to promote local business and…
- brivet verb To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
- broach noun A spire rising from a tower.
- broad noun A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- brocialism noun Any form of socialism characterised by blokeishness.
- brock noun A male badger.
- broggle verb To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
- broken man noun An outlaw, especially one inhabiting the Highlands and border country.
- brook trout noun A fish of the subspecies Salmo trutta fario, the brown trout.
- brown sauce noun Any of many brands of bottled sauce based on malt vinegar, fruit and spices.
- brownie noun A junior Girl Guide.
- Brownite noun A supporter of Gordon Brown, or his economic or political policies
- brozier verb To bankrupt.
- Brummie noun A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- brute noun One who has not yet matriculated.
- Btss noun Abbreviation for Baronetess, the feminine form of Baronet. It is a post-nominative title; the pre-nominative is Dame (e.g. Dame Jane Smith…
- bubble verb To grass (report criminal activity to the authorities).
- bubble and squeak noun Cabbage and mashed potatoes etc. fried together.
- bucca noun A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
- buck noun A fop or dandy.
- bucket noun A unit of measure equal to four gallons.
- buckle verb To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
- bucky noun A gun.
- budgie smugglers noun A style of tightfitting men's swimming costume cut like underwear briefs that covers the buttocks and groin but not the legs and reveals…
- buff noun A member of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).
- buffer noun The chief boatswain's mate.
- buffer stop noun a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.
- bug noun A bedbug.
- bugger intj An expression of annoyance or displeasure.
- bugger off intj Go away.
- bugger up verb To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
- buggered adj Tired, worn-out, exhausted.
- buggery noun Anal sex.
- Buggins's turn noun A humorous, disparaging term for the appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that…
- buggy noun A pushchair; a stroller.
- builder's cleavage noun The top of the buttocks showing when a pair of trousers are worn too low, or when the wearer is bending over.
- builder's mug noun A large ceramic mug for hot drinks.
- builder's tea noun Black tea, brewed strong and served in a large mug with milk and often sugar.
- building society noun A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to purchase houses, from…
- built-up adj (of an area of land) Having street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mph speed limit.
- bulge noun A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
- bull noun A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- bull ring noun A corral wherein horses are exercised and riders trained.
- bull up verb To polish (boots) thoroughly; by extension, to prepare other military kit, e.g. firearms or uniforms; to clean or organize more generally.
- bulldog noun One of the proctors' officers.
- bulldoze verb To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
- bullfinch noun A large, thick quickset hedge.