barrier
         n 1: a structure or object that impedes free movement
         2: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to
            achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to
            understanding" [syn: {barrier}, {roadblock}]
         3: anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision
            or access

English Dictionary: briery	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bearer n someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" Synonym(s): carrier, bearer, toter a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral Synonym(s): pallbearer, bearer the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" Synonym(s): holder, bearer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Boer War n either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
borer n a drill for penetrating rock [syn: bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill] any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood Synonym(s): woodborer, borer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
borrower n someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent Antonym(s): lender, loaner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Breuer n United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981) Synonym(s): Breuer, Marcel Lajos Breuer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brewer n someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water Synonym(s): brewer, beer maker the owner or manager of a brewery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brewery n a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briar n Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Synonym(s): sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Synonym(s): bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes Synonym(s): tree heath, briar, brier, Erica arborea a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath Synonym(s): briar, briar pipe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briary adj having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Synonym(s): barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brier n tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: brier, brierpatch, brier patch] a thorny stem or twig Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Synonym(s): sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Synonym(s): bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes Synonym(s): tree heath, briar, brier, Erica arborea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briery adj having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Synonym(s): barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barrier \Bar"ri*er\, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[8a]re,       fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.]       1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other             obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.          2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a             country, commanding an avenue of approach.          3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or             to keep back a crowd.                         No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced                      into the lists.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or             attack. [bd]Constitutional barriers.[b8] --Hopkinson.          5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.                         'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice                      barrier !                                          --Pope.          {Barrier gate}, a heavy gate to close the opening through a             barrier.          {Barrier reef}, a form of coral reef which runs in the             general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon             channel more or less extensive.          {To fight at barriers}, to fight with a barrier between, as a             martial exercise. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bearer \Bear"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.             [bd]Bearers of burdens.[b8] --2 Chron. ii. 18. [bd]The             bearer of unhappy news.[b8] --Dryden.          2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the             grave; a pallbearer. --Milton.          3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]          4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.          5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order             for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.          6. (Print.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off             the impression from a blank page; also, a type or             type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to             support the plate when it is shaved.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bewrayer \Be*wray"er\ (-[etil]r), n.       One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or       Archaic] --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Borer \Bor"er\, n.       1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and                   allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}.             (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.)                   which bores into limestone and similar substances.             (c) One of the larv[91] of many species of insects, which                   penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See                   {Apple borer}, under {Apple}.             (d) The hagfish ({Myxine}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse;       akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw.       h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E.       haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild       woman. [?].]       1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.]             [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding.          2. An ugly old woman.          3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw.          4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine             glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial             mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill             openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called             also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and             {sleepmarken}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater.          6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a             man's hair. --Blount.          {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the             larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on             fruit trees.          {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of             matting or pointing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Borer \Bor"er\, n.       1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and                   allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}.             (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.)                   which bores into limestone and similar substances.             (c) One of the larv[91] of many species of insects, which                   penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See                   {Apple borer}, under {Apple}.             (d) The hagfish ({Myxine}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse;       akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw.       h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E.       haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild       woman. [?].]       1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.]             [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding.          2. An ugly old woman.          3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw.          4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine             glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial             mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill             openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called             also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and             {sleepmarken}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater.          6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a             man's hair. --Blount.          {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the             larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on             fruit trees.          {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of             matting or pointing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Borrower \Bor"row*er\, n.       One who borrows.                   Neither a borrower nor a lender be.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brayer \Bray"er\, n.       An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brayer \Bray"er\, n.       One that brays like an ass. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brere \Brere\, n.       A brier. [Archaic] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brewer \Brew"er\, n.       One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt       liquors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brewery \Brew"er*y\, n.       A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is       carried on.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Briar \Bri"ar\, n.       Same as {Brier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS.       br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin,       Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]       1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;             especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}.          2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.                         The thorns and briers of reproof.      --Cowper.          {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia}             and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes.          {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S.             rotundifolia}, etc.)          {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}.          {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS.       br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin,       Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]       1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;             especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}.          2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.                         The thorns and briers of reproof.      --Cowper.          {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia}             and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes.          {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S.             rotundifolia}, etc.)          {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}.          {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Briery \Bri"er*y\, n.       A place where briers grow. --Huloet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Briery \Bri"er*y\, a.       Full of briers; thorny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burier \Bur"i*er\, n.       One who, or that which, buries.                   Till the buriers have buried it.            --Ezek. xxxix.                                                                               15.                   And darkness be the burier of the dead.   --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burrower \Bur"row*er\, n.       One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole       under ground and lives in it.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brewer, ME (city, FIPS 6925)       Location: 44.77880 N, 68.73201 W       Population (1990): 9021 (3780 housing units)       Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04412
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briar, MO       Zip code(s): 63931    Briar, TX (CDP, FIPS 10192)       Location: 32.99214 N, 97.55464 W       Population (1990): 3899 (1656 housing units)       Area: 51.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brier, WA (city, FIPS 7940)       Location: 47.79250 N, 122.27169 W       Population (1990): 5633 (1822 housing units)       Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98036
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Brier       This word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several       different terms. (1.) Micah 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn       shrub used for hedges. In Prov. 15:19 the word is rendered       "thorn" (Heb. _hedek_, "stinging"), supposed by some to be what       is called the "apple of Sodom" (q.v.).                (2.) Ezek. 28:24, _sallon'_, properly a "prickle," such as is       found on the shoots of the palm tree.                (3.) Isa. 55:13, probably simply a thorny bush. Some,       following the Vulgate Version, regard it as the "nettle."                (4.) Isa. 5:6; 7:23-25, etc., frequently used to denote thorny       shrubs in general. In 10:17; 27:4, it means troublesome men.                (5.) In Heb. 6:8 the Greek word (tribolos) so rendered means       "three-pronged," and denotes the land caltrop, a low throny       shrub resembling in its spikes the military "crow-foot." Comp.       Matt. 7:16, "thistle."