All English words - page 697

Meanings of Brandish:

verb

Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

A man leaped out brandishing a knife

Meanings of Brandished:

verb

Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

A man leaped out brandishing a knife

Meanings of Brandishes:

verb

Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

A man leaped out brandishing a knife

Meanings of Brandishing:

verb

Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

A man leaped out brandishing a knife

Meanings of Brandling:

noun

A red earthworm with rings of a brighter colour, typically found in manure, and used as bait by anglers and in composting kitchen waste.

Usage examples:

After 10 minutes raking i cast the tackle, baited with 2 small brandlings.

Meanings of Brands:

noun

A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Usage examples:

A new brand of soap powder

verb

Mark with a branding iron.

Usage examples:

The seller had branded the animal with his grandfather's name

Meanings of Brandy:

noun

A strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Usage examples:

A bottle of brandy

Meanings of Branks:

plural noun

An instrument of punishment for a scolding woman, consisting of an iron framework for the head and a sharp metal gag for restraining the tongue.

Usage examples:

As punishment, the branks was locked about the women's heads to humiliate them and teach them their…

Meanings of Branle:

noun

A 16th-century court dance of french origin.

Usage examples:

It supplies descriptions of numerous dances, plus musical notation, with the steps and positions cl…

Meanings of Brannigan:

noun

A brawl or violent argument.

Usage examples:

He remembered a violent brannigan they'd had because he'd kidded her cruelly one night about her ‘r…

Meanings of Brant:

noun

A small goose with a mainly black head and neck, breeding in the arctic tundra of eurasia and canada; a brent goose.

Usage examples:

An internal hinge, spring loaded with a rubber band, made the wings quiver in the wind, giving the …

Meanings of Brants:

noun

A small goose with a mainly black head and neck, breeding in the arctic tundra of eurasia and canada; a brent goose.

Usage examples:

An internal hinge, spring loaded with a rubber band, made the wings quiver in the wind, giving the …

Meanings of Bras:

noun

An undergarment worn by women to support the breasts.

Usage examples:

Underwear makers promote support bras made without an underwire, as even a small bit of metal can t…

Meanings of Brash:

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

Usage examples:

Brash ice

Meanings of Brasher:

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

Usage examples:

Brash ice

Meanings of Brashest:

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

Usage examples:

Brash ice

Meanings of Brashness:

noun

Behaviour that shows a lot of confidence and not much respect

Usage examples:

He developed a reputation for brashness., he later confided that his brashness masked his fear of f…

Meanings of Brasilia:

proper noun

The capital, since 1960, of brazil; population 2,455,903 (2007). designed by lúcio costa in 1956, the city was located in the centre of the country with the intention of drawing people away from the crowded coastal areas.

Meanings of Brass:

noun

A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

Usage examples:

A brass plate on the door

Meanings of Brass-neck:

noun

A type of behaviour where someone is extremely confident about their own actions but does not understand that their behaviour is unacceptable to others

Usage examples:

She's got a brass neck to ask for a day off when we're so busy.

Meanings of Brass-tacks:

idiom

To start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation

Usage examples:

Let's get down to brass tacks. who's paying for all this?

Meanings of Brassard:

noun

A band worn on the sleeve, typically with a uniform.

Usage examples:

Velcro patches have been placed on the top of each sleeve to enable brassards and badges to be fitt…

Meanings of Brassards:

noun

A band worn on the sleeve, typically with a uniform.

Usage examples:

Velcro patches have been placed on the top of each sleeve to enable brassards and badges to be fitt…

Meanings of Brassed:

adjective

Annoyed and bored

Usage examples:

I'm getting a bit brassed off with his attitude.

Meanings of Brasserie:

noun

A restaurant in france or in a french style.

Usage examples:

For more informal meetings, there is also the lobby lounge with an open terrace overlooking the bou…