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brand
(br/&/nd )

noun (n)

  • a name given to a product or service(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a recognizable kind(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    There's a new brand of hero in the movies now.
    Synonym:
    make
    source: wordnet30
  • identification mark on skin, made by burning(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    firebrand
    source: wordnet30
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    mark, stain, stigma
    source: wordnet30
  • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    blade, steel, sword
    source: wordnet30
  • A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • mark with a brand or trademark(verb.contact)
    Example:
    When this product is not branded it sells for a lower price.
    source: wordnet30
  • mark or expose as infamous(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She was branded a loose woman.
    Synonym:
    post
    source: wordnet30
  • To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).(verb)
    source: webster1913
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