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bra ve new wo rld N‑SING If someone refers to a brave new world , they are talking about a situation or system that has recently been created and that people think will be successful and fair. □ [+ of ] …the brave new world of internet banking.

brav|ery /bre I vəri/ N‑UNCOUNT Bravery is brave behaviour or the quality of being brave. □  He deserves the highest praise for his bravery.

bra|vo /brɑː voʊ / EXCLAM Some people say ' bravo ' to express appreciation when someone has done something well. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  'Bravo, Rena! You're right,' the students said.

bra|vu|ra /brəvjʊə rə, [AM ] -vʊ rə/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that someone is doing something with bravura , you mean that they are using unnecessary extra actions that emphasize their skill or importance. [LITERARY ] □  The film is directed with technical bravura and visual splendour.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bravura performance or piece of work is done with bravura. [LITERARY ] □  Hampshire's young team gave a bravura performance to see off Essex.

brawl /brɔː l/ (brawls , brawling , brawled )

1 N‑COUNT A brawl is a rough or violent fight. □  He had been in a drunken street brawl.

2 VERB If someone brawls , they fight in a very rough or violent way. □ [V + with ] A bride and groom spent their wedding night in separate police cells after brawling with hotel security guards. □ [V ] Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry. ●  brawl|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  The brawling between the fans and locals last night went on for several hours.

brawn /brɔː n/ N‑UNCOUNT Brawn is physical strength. □  He's got plenty of brains as well as brawn.

brawny /brɔː ni/ ADJ Someone who is brawny is strong and has big muscles. □  …a brawny young man.

bray /bre I / (brays , braying , brayed ) VERB When a donkey brays , it makes a loud harsh sound. □ [V ] The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.

bra|zen /bre I z ^ə n/ ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen , you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. □  They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them. ●  bra|zen|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison.

▸  brazen out PHRASAL VERB If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out , you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed. □ [V it P ] If you are caught simply argue that 'everyone does it' and brazen it out. □ [V P n] The president brazened out his misdeeds. □ [V n P ] He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible.

bra|zi|er /bre I ziə ^r , [AM ] -ʒər/ (braziers )

1 N‑COUNT A brazier is a large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned to keep people warm when they are outside in cold weather, for example because of their work.

2 N‑COUNT A brazier is a grill that you use for cooking, usually with charcoal. [AM ]

Bra|zil|ian /brəz I liən/ (Brazilians ) ADJ Brazilian means belonging or relating to Brazil, or to its people or culture. ● N‑COUNT A Brazilian is a person who comes from Brazil.

bra |zil nut (brazil nuts ) N‑COUNT Brazil nuts are large nuts with a woody shell that grow on trees in South America and that you can eat.

breach /briː tʃ/ (breaches , breaching , breached )

1 VERB If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it. □ [V n] The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.