Boxcar A boxcar is a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight. The boxcar, while not the simplest freight car design, is probably the most versatile, since it can carry most loads. Boxcars have side doors of varying size and operation, and some include end doors and adjustable bulkheads to load very large items.
	Boxfish The Boxfishes are a family, Ostraciidae, of squared, Actinopterygii belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. They come in a variety of different colors, and are notable for the hexagonal or "honeycomb" patterns in their skin and skeletons.
	Boxing Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar human weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds". In both Boxing at the Summer Olympics and professional divisions, the combatants avoid their opponent's punch while trying to land punches of their own.
	Boxing ring The boxing ring is the space in which a boxing match occurs. A modern ring is square, set on a raised platform and bound around with four parallel rows of rope attached to posts at each corner of the ring. Currently professional contests have to have an international standard ring. However there are a number of different international standards.
	Boxthorn Boxthorn is a genus of about 90 species of plants native throughout much of the sub-tropical zones of the world, mostly found in dry, semi-saline environments. Common names include wolfberry, desert-thorn, Christmas berry, Matrimony vine, and the confusing "Tea-tree". There are ~20 species in North America, ~30 species in South America, ~30 species in Africa, ~10 species in Eurasia, and one species in Australia.
	Boy A boy is a young man, as contrasted to its female counterpart, which is called girl. The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions, or both, but the term in also used, and enters frequently in compounds, in more specific meanings that often transcend the primary use.
	Boy Scout A Boy Scout is a boy, usually 11 to 17 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. This movement began in 1907, when Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell held the Brownsea Island Scout Camp on Brownsea Island, South England.
	Boy Scouts of America image=| lowbox= The Boy Scouts of America is an United States of America Scouting organization, with some presence in other countries. Founded in 1910, the program had a registered membership of 2,938,698 youth with 1,146,130 leaders in 122,582 units as of the end of 2005. The BSA is administered mostly by committees of volunteers, but employs professionals at the higher levels of administration, and for commercial activities.
	Boycott A boycott is to abstain from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest or as a means of coercion. The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord, the Earl Erne, in County Mayo, Ireland who was subject to social ostracism organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.
	Boyle's law Boyle's law is one of the gas laws. Boyle's Law is named after the Irish natural philosopher Robert Boyle who was the first to publish it in 1662. The relationship was brought to the attention of Boyle by two friends and amateur scientists, Richard Towneley and Henry Power, who discovered it.
	Bracelet A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth or metal, and sometimes contain Rocks, wood, and/or Animal shells. Bracelets are also used for medical and identification purposes, such as allergy bracelets and hospital tags.
	Brachial artery The brachial artery is the major blood vessel of the upper arm. It is a continuation of the axillary artery and it originates from the lower margin of teres major muscle and continues down the arm, until it reaches the cubital fossa at the elbow. It then ends by dividing into the radial artery and ulnar artery artery which run down the forearm.
	Brachial plexus The brachial plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibres running from the spine, through the neck, the axilla, and into the arm. All nerves of the arm stem from the brachial plexus. Therefore, lesions of the plexus can lead to severe functional impairment.
	Brachiopod Brachiopods make up one of the major animal Phylum , Brachiopoda. Also known as lamp shells, they are sessile, two-shelled, marine animals with an external morphology resembling Bivalvia of phylum Mollusca to which they are not closely related.
	Brachychiton Brachychiton is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia, and New Guinea. They grow to 4-30 m tall, and are dry-season deciduous. Several species are pachycaul plants with a very stout stem for their overall size, used to store water during periods of drought.
	Bracken Brackens are a genus of about ten species of large, coarse ferns, in the family Hypolepidaceae. The genus has probably the widest distribution of any fern genus in the world, being found on all continents except Antarctica and in all environments except for hot and cold deserts. In the past, the genus was commonly treated as having only one species, Pteridium aquilinum, but the recent trend is to subdivide it into several species.
	Bracket Brackets are punctuation marks used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text. With respect to computer science, the term refers to only the square or box type. Types of brackets include parentheses or round brackets , box brackets or square brackets [ ], curly brackets or braces , and angle brackets .
	Bracket fungus Bracket fungi, or shelf fungus, are fungus of the family Polyporaceae, notable for bearing mushroom as or in a "bracket": a grouping of individual mushroom caps that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from only a single row of a few caps, to dozens of rows of caps that can weigh several hundred pounds.
	Bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, from the axil of which a flower or flower stalk arises; or a bract may be any leaf associated with an inflorescence. Usually bracts are green and resemble the other leaves. However, some bracts are brightly colored and serve the function of attracting pollinators, either in concert with or instead of the tepals.
	Bracteate A bracteate is a flat, thin, single-sided gold coin produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age, but the name is also used for later produced coins of silver produced in central Europe during the early Middle Ages. There are also described piece's from the Hun caucases and the Hunnic invasion of India, in the style of Gupta and Roman coinage.
	Bradford Bradford is a city in the northern England England county of Yorkshire, and the major settlement in the City of Bradford of West Yorkshire. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city status in the United Kingdom in 1897.
	Braga Braga, a List of municipalities of Portugal in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country. Braga, with a population of 155,000 in the urban area, is considered the fourth most important city of Portugal outside of Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Porto Metropolitan Areas and Coimbra.
	Bragi Bragi is the god of poetry in Norse mythology.
	Brahma Brahma is the Hindu God of Creation, and one of the Hindu Trinity - Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. It must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman. Brahma is identified with the Veda deity Prajapati.
	Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. Most Indian and Bangladeshi rivers bear female names, but this one has a rare male name, as it means "son of Brahma" in Sanskrit. The Brahmaputra is navigable for most of its length. The lower reaches are sacred to Hinduism.
	Brahmi ' refers to the pre-modern members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best known inscriptions in are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka, dating to the 3rd century BCE. These were long considered the earliest examples of Brahmi writing, but recent archeological evidence in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, India suggest the dates for the earliest use of Brahmi to be be around the 6th century BC, dated using Radiocarbon dating and Thermoluminescence dating dating methods.
	Brahmin A Brahmin, also known as Vipra, Dvija, Dvijottama, ' is a member of a Indian caste system within Hindu society. Brahmin is a caste or social group found in all Indian states and in the new world as well. They constitute about 2-5% of the population in India.
	Braid To braid is to interweave or twine three or more separate strands of one or more materials in a diagonally overlapping pattern. The word is used in many contexts: As a noun, braid refers to any object created by such weaving, particularly if it remains in a strand or rope-like configuration.
	Braided Braided is a new musical group consisting of Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao, and Amber Fleury, who all competed on the third season of Canadian Idol in 2005. They are the first music group to come from an Idol show in the world. Ashley Leitao came in 9th, Amber Fleury came in 8th and Casey LeBlanc finished in 5th.
	Braille The braille system, devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, is a method that is widely used by blindness people to read and write. Each braille character or "cell" is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. A dot may be raised at any of the six positions to form sixty-four combinations, counting the space in which no dots are raised.
	Brain In animals, the brain, or encephalon , is the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, taste and olfaction. In humans, it is an organ of thought.
	Brain coral Brain coral is a collection of species of coral characterized by the spheroid shape of their colony. Brain corals are found in warm-water coral reefs in all the world's oceans. Brain corals are part of the phylum Cnidaria, in a class called Coral or "sea flowers." Brain coral received its name because of how closely it resembles a human brain.
	Brain stem The brain stem is the lower part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. The upper segment of the human brain stem, the pons, contains nerve fibers that connect the two halves of the cerebellum. It is vital in coordinating movements involving right and left sides of the body.
	Brainpower Brainpower, in real life known as Gertjan Mulder, is a Netherlands-language rapper, born in 1975.
	Brainstorming Brainstorming is a creativity technique of generating ideas to solve a problem. The main result of a brainstorm session may be a complete solution to the problem, a list of ideas for an approach to a subsequent solution, or a list of ideas resulting in a plan to find a solution. Brainstorming was originated in 1953 in a book called Applied Imagination by Alex F.
	Brainwashed Brainwashed is a not-for-profit online music publication that specializes in the review of and news relating to eclectic music. Over fifty people contribute to the archives of Brainwashed. Brainwashed hosts webpages for many bands, artists, and record labels. They also release records of their own as "."
	Brake ---- A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, and to keep it from starting to move again. The kinetic energy lost by the moving part is usually translated to heat by friction. Alternatively, in regenerative braking, much of the energy is recovered and stored in a flywheel, capacitor or turned into alternating current by an alternator, then Rectifiers and stored in a battery for later use.
	Brake lining Brake linings are the consumable surfaces in brake, especially those used in vehicles.
	Bram Stoker Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Ireland writer, best remembered as the author of the influential Horror fiction novel Dracula.
	Bramble Bramble refers to thorny plants of the Genus Rubus, in the Rose family. Brambles include blackberry, loganberry, and other closely related plants. Bramble fruit is the fruit of any plant of the Genus Rubus, such as the blackberry or the raspberry.
	Brambling The Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird is widespread throughout the forests of northern Europe and Asia. It is bird migration, wintering in southern Europe, north Africa, Northern Pakistan, north India, China and Japan.
	Bran Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains, and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with cereal germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains. When bran is removed from grains, they lose a portion of their nutritional value.
	Branch A branch is a part of a woody plant such as a tree, shrub, or vine. It is any woody structural member that is usually connected to but not part of the central Trunk or boughs. A branch supports the terminal twigs, which in turn support the leaf.
	Branch line A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route.
	Branchiopoda Branchiopoda is a group of primitive and primarily fresh water crustaceans, mostly resembling shrimp. There are over 900 known species worldwide. A few are well-known, including Artemia , and Daphnia, both of which are raised as aquarium food or as interesting pets in and of themselves.
	Branchiura Branchiura, commonly called carp lice or fish lice are a group of parasite crustaceans of uncertain position within the Maxillopoda. They are thought to be primitive forms but they have no fossil record. The Subclass contains one family with around 130 species, almost all of which are ectoparasites on fish.
	Brandenburg Brandenburg is one of Germany's sixteen States of Germany . It lies in the east of the country as it is one of the new states created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam. Brandenburg surrounds but excludes the national capital Berlin.
	Brandish Brandish is a dungeon-crawler and top-down view Role-playing game and Adventure hybrid for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Falcom and published by Koei. It was released in 1994 in Japan and a few months later in America.
	Brandy Brandy is a general term for distillation wine, usually 40–60% ethanol by volume. In addition to wine, this Distilled beverage can also be made from grape pomace or Fermentation fruit juice. Unless specified otherwise, brandy is made from grape wine.
	Brasília Braslia is the capital of Brazil with a population of 2,282,049 cation Braslia is located in a Federal District, created by Juscelino Kubitschek within the States of Brazil of Gois. The District is bordered by the Preto River to the east and by the Descoberto River to the west.
	Brass Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc in a solid solution. The amount of zinc varying from 5 to 45 percent to create a range of brasses each with unique properties. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin.. Despite this distinction, some types of brasses are called bronzes.
	Brass instrument A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator . They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" . To effectively change pitch on a valved brass instrument, three things come into play: the changing of valves, the speed and tightness of the lips, and the speed of the air that travels into the instrument.
	Brass knuckles Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knucks or knuckle dusters, are weapons used in combat. Basically, brass knuckles are pieces of metal, usually steel despite their name, shaped to fit around the knuckles. Designed to deliver the force of punches through a smaller and harder contact area, they result in greater tissue disruption and increased likelihood of fracturing the victim's bones on impact.
	Brassard A brassard is a piece of cloth or other material worn around the upper arm. The brassard, when spread out, may be roughly rectangular in shape, where it is worn merely around the arm; it may also be a roughly triangular shape, in which case the brassard is also attached to a shoulder strap.
	Brassavola Brassavola is a genus of 20 orchids. The name comes from the Venice nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. The genera Eudisanthema Neck. ex George Edward Post & Otto Kuntze, Lysimnia Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz and Tulexis Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz are synonymy of Brassavola.
	Brassia Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the Oncidiinae subtribe. The genus was named after William Brass, a British botanist and illustrator, who collected plants in Africa under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks. Its abbreviation in the horticultural trade is Brs.
	Brassica Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family. The members of the genus may be collectively known either as cabbages, or as mustards. This genus is remarkable for containing more important agricultural and horticultural crops than any other genus. It also includes a number of weeds, both wild taxa and escapees from cultivation.
	Brassica juncea Brassica juncea, also known as Indian mustard and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Cultivars of B. juncea are grown as green vegetables and for the production of oilseed. B. juncea subsp. tatsai has been selected to grow an especially thick stem, used to make the Chinese pickle zha cai.
	Brassica nigra Brassica nigra is an annual plant Weedy species plant cultivated for its seeds, which are commonly used as a spice. The plant is believed to be native to the southern Mediterranean region of Europe, and has been cultivated for thousands of years. The spice is generally made from ground seeds of the plant, with the seed coats removed.
	Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea or Wild Cabbage, is a species of Brassica native to coastal southern and western Europe, where its tolerance of sodium chloride and calcium carbonate but intolerance of competition from other plants typically restricts its natural occurrence to limestone sea cliffs.
	Brassica rapa Brassica rapa is a plant widely cultivated as a leaf vegetable, a root vegetable, and an oilseed. Cultivar groups Cultivated varieties of Brassica rapa include: * Bok choy * Mizuna * Aburana * Flowering cabbage * Chinese cabbage * Turnip
	Brassicaceae The flowering plant family Brassicaceae, also called Cruciferae, is known as the mustard family or cabbage family. Agricultural plants in the mustard family are also known as cole crops; cole comes from the Latin word caulis , as does the German language Kohl.
	Brassiere A brassiere or bra is a foundation garment which supports and covers the breasts, or supports the breast area, worn by both men and women.
	Bratislava Bratislava , is the capital of Slovakia and the country's largest city, with a population of some 450,000. Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak presidency, National Council of the Slovak Republic and government as well as home to several universities, museums, theatres, galleries and other national economic, cultural and educational institutions.
	Bratwurst A bratwurst is a sausage composed of pork, beef, and sometimes veal. The name is German language, derived from Old High German brtwurst, from brt- which is fine chopped meat and -wurst, sausage. Though the brat in bratwurst describes the way the sausages are made, it is often misconstrued to be derived from the German verb "braten", which means to pan fry or roast.
	Braunschweig Braunschweig is a city of 245,500 people , located in Lower Saxony, Germany . It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. The historic English name for Braunschweig is Brunswick, or Brunswiek, Low Saxon.
	Bravais lattice In geometry and crystallography, a Bravais lattice, named after Auguste Bravais, is an infinite set of points generated by a set of discrete translation operations. A crystal is made up of one or more atoms which is repeated at each lattice point. The crystal then looks the same when viewed from any of the lattice points.
	Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army, a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War of the American Civil War.
	Bray Bray is a town in north County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Bray is a busy urban centre and seaside town of nearly 30,000 people situated in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland about 20 km south of Dublin. The town is the location of some industry, is home for many who commute to Dublin by car or rail Dublin Area Rapid Transit, is a market town for the surrounding area and still attracts tourists particularly from Dublin and at weekends.
	Brazier A brazier is a container for fire, generally taking the form of an upright standing or hanging metal bowl or box. Used for holding burning coal as well as fires, they allowed for a source of light, heat, or cooking. Braziers have been reported in many early archaeology excavations, for example the Nimrud brazier recently recovered by the Iraqi National Museum dating back to at least 824 BCE .