bray
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
bray
n 1: the cry of an ass
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: {hee-haw}, {bray}]
2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn:
{grind}, {mash}, {crunch}, {bray}, {comminute}]
3: laugh loudly and harshly
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to
cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin
to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]
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1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
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Laugh, and they
Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden.
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2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
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Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\ (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed} (br[=a]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer
to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.]
To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
xxvii. 22.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, v. t.
To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and
grating sound.
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Arms on armor clashing, brayed
Horrible discord. --MIlton.
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And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill,
hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[=ae]w eyebrow,
influenced by the allied Icel. br[=a] eyebrow, bank, also
akin to AS. br[=u] eyebrow. See {Brow}.]
A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See {Brae}, which is now
the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Bray, OK (town, FIPS 8550)
Location: 34.60883 N, 97.81750 W
Population (1990): 925 (400 housing units)
Area: 161.3 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Bray, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 1035
Housing Units (2000): 419
Land area (2000): 62.253863 sq. miles (161.236757 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.699251 sq. miles (1.811052 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 62.953114 sq. miles (163.047809 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08550
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.630587 N, 97.835246 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bray, OK
Bray
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
161 Moby Thesaurus words for "bray":
abrade, atomize, bark, bawl, bay, beat, beep, belch, bell, bellow,
blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blow, blow the horn, blubber,
boom, breathe, brecciate, buck, bugle, burr, buzz, cackle, call,
caterwaul, caw, chant, chirp, chirr, clang, clangor, clank,
clarion, clash, comminute, contriturate, coo, craunch, croak, crow,
crumb, crumble, crump, crunch, crush, cry, disintegrate, drawl,
exclaim, fanfare, flour, flourish of trumpets, flute, fragment,
gasp, give tongue, give voice, grain, granulate, granulize, grate,
grind, grind to powder, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, hiss, honk,
howl, jangle, jar, keen, levigate, lilt, low, mash, meow, mew,
mewl, miaow, mill, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker,
pant, peal, pestle, pipe, pound, powder, pule, pulverize, rasp,
reduce to powder, roar, rumble, scranch, scrape, scratch, screak,
scream, screech, scrunch, shard, shred, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
sing, smash, snap, snarl, snore, snort, sob, sound, sound a tattoo,
sound taps, squall, squash, squawk, squeak, squeal, tantara,
tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, thunder, toot, tootle,
triturate, troat, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, twang,
tweedle, ululate, wail, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper,
whistle, wind, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl
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