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6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can refer to someone or something as one of a particular breed of person or thing when you want to talk about what they are like. □ [+ of ] Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact. □ [+ of ] The new breed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance.

7 → see also breeding , ill-bred , pure-bred , well-bred

8 PHRASE Someone who was born and bred in a place was born there and grew up there. □  I was born and bred in the highlands.

9familiarity breeds contempt → see familiarity COLLOCATIONS breed NOUN

1

noun + breed : beef, cattle, dog, sheep

adjective + breed : exotic, pedigree, rare; dangerous, hardy

6

adjective + breed : dying, vanishing; different, new

verb + breed : attract, spawn VERB

2

breed+ noun : cattle, horses, pigs

5

breed+ noun : contempt, success, violence

breed|er /briː də ^r / (breeders )

1 N‑COUNT Breeders are people who breed animals or plants. □  Her father was a well-known racehorse breeder.

2 → see also fast-breeder reactor

breed|ing /briː d I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If someone says that a person has breeding , they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners. □  It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.

2 → see also breed

bree d|ing ground (breeding grounds )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place. □ [+ for ] Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals.

2 N‑COUNT The breeding ground for a particular type of creature is the place where this creature breeds easily. □  Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.

breeze /briː z/ (breezes , breezing , breezed )

1 N‑COUNT A breeze is a gentle wind. □  …a cool summer breeze.

2 VERB If you breeze into a place or a position, you enter it in a very casual or relaxed manner. □ [V prep/adv] Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament. □ [V prep/adv] 'Are you all right?' Francine asked as she breezed in with the mail.

3 VERB If you breeze through something such as a game or test, you cope with it easily. □ [V + through ] John seems to breeze effortlessly through his many commitments at work.

bree ze-block (breeze-blocks ) also breeze block N‑COUNT A breeze-block is a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement. [BRIT ] in AM, use cinder block

breezy /briː zi/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as breezy , you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner. □  …his bright and breezy personality. □  Mona tried to sound breezy. ●  breezi|ly /briː z I li/ ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  'Hi,' he said breezily.

2 ADJ When the weather is breezy , there is a fairly strong but pleasant wind blowing. □  The day was breezy and warm.

breth|ren /bre ðr I n/ N‑PLURAL [oft with poss] You can refer to the members of a particular organization or group, especially a religious group, as brethren . [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  They prayed for their brethren still living under persecution.

brev|ity /bre v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.

brew /bruː / (brews , brewing , brewed )

1 VERB If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. □ [V n] I'll get Venner to brew some tea.