brand
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8.8
- noun
- /brænd/
- Archaic
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- At the edge of the meadow, a tree exploded in flames, shooting sparks and smoldering brands in every direction.
- a burning brand
- a flaming brand
- brand from the fire
Examples
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His own leg felt as if fiery brands were burning into his flesh.
Fiction book (1997) -
With respect, she had lit a brand-new candle, the kind that smelled like roses.
Fiction book (1999) -
A brand from the burning.
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Our work, sir, is to pluck brands from the burning.
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You're like a brand plucked from the burning.
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Timbers crashed down, fiery brands splintering off and searing his skin.
Fiction book (1991) -
He picked up a burning brand from the fire to light his way through the dark.
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The firefighter quickly retrieved a brand from the smoldering ruins to investigate the cause of the blaze.
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After the campfire died down, they used a glowing brand to roast marshmallows.
Synonyms
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5.0
A small piece of partly burned wood or coal that is still hot
30
3.4
A small piece of wood or coal that stays hot and glows after a fire
1
7.2
A piece of burning wood that people use to start a fire
Compounds
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1.6
A name a company gives to a product or service to show it is different from others
- Specialized
3
4.2
A medicine sold under a company's name that only that company sells
- Jargon
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4.5
A situation where people mistake one brand for another because of similar logo or packaging
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Brand originally meant a piece of wood burned in a fire, like a torch or glowing stick, because the old word meant 'burning'. So a brand was simply a burning stick that gave light or heat.