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bron|chial /brɒ ŋkiəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes. [MEDICAL ] □  She suffers from bronchial asthma.

bro n|chial tu be (bronchial tubes ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs. [MEDICAL ]

bron|chi|tis /brɒŋka I t I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected. □  He was in bed with bronchitis.

bron|co /brɒ ŋkoʊ/ (broncos ) N‑COUNT In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco . □  …two cowboys riding bucking broncos.

bronze /brɒ nz/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Bronze is a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin. □  The bronze statue of Mars is a copy of a famous statue found just outside Todi in 1837.

2 N‑COUNT A bronze is a bronze medal .

3 COLOUR Something that is bronze is yellowish-brown in colour. □  …huge bronze chrysanthemums.

Bro nze Age N‑PROPER The Bronze Age was a period of time which began when people started making things from bronze about 4,000–6,000 years ago.

bronzed /brɒ nzd/ ADJ Someone who is bronzed is attractively brown because they have been in the sun. □  He's bronzed from a short holiday in California.

bro nze me d|al (bronze medals ) N‑COUNT A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.

brooch /broʊ tʃ/ (brooches ) N‑COUNT A brooch is a small piece of jewellery which has a pin at the back so it can be fastened on a dress, blouse, or coat.

brood /bruː d/ (broods , brooding , brooded )

1 N‑COUNT A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] …a large brood of children.

3 VERB If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily. □ [V + over/on/about ] She constantly broods about her family. □ [V ] I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?

brood|ing /bruː d I ŋ/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Brooding is used to describe an atmosphere or feeling that makes you feel anxious or slightly afraid. [LITERARY ] □  The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If someone's expression or appearance is brooding , they look as if they are thinking deeply and seriously about something, especially something that is making them unhappy. [LITERARY ] □  She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.

broody /bruː di/

1 ADJ You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. □  He became very withdrawn and broody.

2 ADJ A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs.

3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe a woman as broody , you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

brook /brʊ k/ (brooks , brooking , brooked )

1 N‑COUNT A brook is a small stream.

2 VERB If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others. □ [V n] She'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference.

broom /bru ːm/ (brooms )

1 N‑COUNT A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Broom is a wild bush with a lot of tiny yellow flowers.

broom|stick /bruː mst I k/ (broomsticks )

1 N‑COUNT A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.

2 N‑COUNT A broomstick is the handle of a broom.

Bros.Bros. is an abbreviation for brothers . It is usually used as part of the name of a company. [BUSINESS ] □  …Lazard Bros. of New York.

broth /brɒ θ, [AM ] brɔː θ/ (broths ) N‑VAR Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it.