Bruin
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
Contemporary Examples
How to Buy ‘Pot’ On Amazon Kia Makarechi March 26, 2010
Historical Examples
The Joyous Story of Toto Laura E. Richards
Bruin Mayne Reid
East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen
Uncle Sam’s Boys as Sergeants H. Irving Hancock
Tales from the Fjeld P. Chr. Asbjrnsen
Europa’s Fairy Book Joseph Jacobs
More Russian Picture Tales Valery Carrick
Europa’s Fairy Book Joseph Jacobs
The Nibelungenlied Unknown
noun
a name for a bear, used in children’s tales, fables, etc
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to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person’s feelings. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding. Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or […]
- Bruised
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person’s feelings. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding. Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or […]
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a strong, tough person: The football player was over six feet tall and weighed 285 pounds—a real bruiser. Contemporary Examples Florida on the Thames Tina Brown May 6, 2010 Historical Examples 100%: The Story of a Patriot Upton Sinclair The Amazing Marriage, Complete George Meredith Spring Street James H. Richardson Frank Merriwell’s Triumph Burt L. […]
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to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person’s feelings. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding. Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or […]
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to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village. Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation. Archaic. rumor; report. Archaic. noise; din; clamor. Historical Examples The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia S. J. (Silvanus Jackson) Quinn Royal Edinburgh […]