Helen Fenton

Bravery: Definition and part of speech

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Bravery

  1. n. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.
  2. n. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
  3. n. The act of braving; defiance; bravado.
  4. n. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bravo: Definition and part of speech

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Bravo

  1. interj. Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
  2. a. A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bravura: Definition and part of speech

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Bravura

  1. n. A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer’s voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Brawl: Definition and part of speech

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Brawl

  1. n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.
  2. v. i. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
  3. v. i. To complain loudly; to scold.
  4. v. i. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.