Helen Fenton

Bran: Definition and part of speech

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Bran

  1. n. The European carrion crow.
  2. n. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

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.

Branch: Definition and part of speech

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Branch

  1. a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
  2. n. A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.
  3. n. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
  4. n. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.
  5. n. One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.
  6. n. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.
  7. n. A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.

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.

Brake: Definition and part of speech

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Brake

  1. v. t. An ancient instrument of torture.
  2. imp. of Break.
  3. n. A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.
  4. n. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.
  5. v. t. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
  6. v. t. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
  7. v. t. A baker’s kneading though.
  8. v. t. A sharp bit or snaffle.
  9. v. t. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
  10. v. t. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
  11. 1v. t. 1 An ancient instrument of torture.
  12. 1 1 imp. of Break.

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.

Brakeman: Definition and part of speech

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Brakeman

  1. n. The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
  2. n. A man in charge of a brake or brakes.

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.