Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty.
- noun The sea. Used with the.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to brine; of the nature of or affected by brine; salt; salty: as, a briny taste; the briny flood; briny tears.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing
brine ;salty - noun The
sea
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
- adjective slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
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Examples
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Elsewhere in the issue we visit Washington's spectacular South Puget Sound, a kind of briny Burgundy where every cove and waterway seems to grow its own distinctive shellfish -- each with its own connoisseur following.
Editor's Note Richard Nalley 2010
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Anna said... on yummo. these are all the kind of briny, sour flavours i adore. certainly one to try.
Weekend Herb Blogging #77 Haalo 2007
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If we were hit all we would do would be take to the "briny" in a life preserver, get a stick and float it out.
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Elsewhere in the issue we visit Washington's spectacular South Puget Sound, a kind of briny
Forbes.com: News Richard Nalley 2010
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Whilst the traditional different places of employment obviously differ (from, the smell of the "briny" with a cooking range being pitched up and down with the ship by the waves; to the unwanted inclusion of sand, leaves and insects in the field; to the salubrious comfort of an air base), the core skills, role and esprit must be common throughout the three Services.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Whilst the traditional different places of employment obviously differ (from, the smell of the "briny" with a cooking range being pitched up and down with the ship by the waves; to the unwanted inclusion of sand, leaves and insects in the field; to the salubrious comfort of an air base), the core skills, role and esprit must be common throughout the three Services.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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But, I'll go ahead and sink this stinky diatribe to the bottom of the briny depths.
Subhankar Banerjee: Youth Across North America Are Fighting For Their Future Climate Subhankar Banerjee 2010
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The briny wit and irreverence came much later, as a way to shore up the roof and the walls.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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He leaped onto an outcropping that was surrounded by deep pools of briny water.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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He wondered if there was soul in those steel-gray eyes that were often quite blue of color and that were strong with the briny airs of the sun-washed deep.
Chapter 4 2010
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