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brand
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- pronunciation:
- braend
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a particular make, kind, or variety of product, identified with a certain manufacturer by a specific name or mark.
I've always used this brand of detergent.Can you really tell the difference between this brand and the cheaper one?- synonyms:
- label, make, trademark, variety
- similar words:
- class, kind, name, sort
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| definition 2: |
a particular kind or variety of anything.
His brand of humor doesn't amuse me.- synonyms:
- kind, sort, type, variety
- similar words:
- class
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| definition 3: |
a mark made, as on cattle, by burning with a hot iron, to indicate identity or ownership.
They checked the brand to see if the cattle were stolen.The ranch's brand was the letter S.- similar words:
- identification, mark
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| definition 4: |
the iron so used.
- synonyms:
- branding iron
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| definition 5: |
a mark of disgrace or shame; stigma.
She was forced to wear the letter A as the brand of an adulteress.- synonyms:
- blemish, blot, smirch, spot, stain, stigma
- similar words:
- smear
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| definition 6: |
a piece of wood partly burned or burning.
- synonyms:
- firebrand
- similar words:
- torch
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| related words: |
burn, earmark, genre, model, pattern, type, variety |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
brands, branding, branded |
| definition 1: |
to mark with or as if with a hot iron.
The ranchers prepared to brand their cattle.- synonyms:
- mark, sear
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| definition 2: |
to mark with disgrace or shame; stigmatize.
For this act, he was branded a traitor.- synonyms:
- stain, stigmatize
- similar words:
- blemish, discredit, disgrace, mark, smirch
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| related words: |
designate, earmark, reproach, singe, stamp, style |
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| derivation: |
brander (n.) |
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