| brig | (noun) a penal institution (especially on board a ship) | - |
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| (noun) two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts | - |
| brigade | (noun) army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions | - |
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| (verb) form or unite into a brigade | - |
| brigadier | (noun) a general officer ranking below a major general | Synonyms: brigadier general |
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| brigand | (noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | Synonyms: bandit |
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| brigandine | (noun) a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | - |
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| brigantine | (noun) two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | Synonyms: hermaphrodite brig |
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| bright | (adjective) emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts | - |
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| (adjective) not made dim or less bright | Synonyms: undimmed |
| (adjective) likely to turn out well in the future | Synonyms: hopeful, promising |
| (adjective) having strong or striking color | Synonyms: brilliant, vivid |
| (adjective) splendid | - |
| (adjective) characterized by happiness or gladness | - |
| (adjective) characterized by quickness and ease in learning | Synonyms: smart |
| (adjective) having lots of light either natural or artificial | - |
| (adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow | Synonyms: burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny |
| (adjective) clear and sharp and ringing | Synonyms: brilliant |
| (adverb) with brightness | Synonyms: brightly, brilliantly |
| brighten | (verb) make more cheerful through the use of color | Synonyms: lighten, lighten up |
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| (verb) become clear | Synonyms: clear, clear up, light up |
| brightly | (adverb) with brightness | Synonyms: bright, brilliantly |
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| brightness | (noun) the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | Synonyms: brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness |
| (noun) intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty | Synonyms: cleverness, smartness |