Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice.
- adjective Presumptuously forward; impudent: synonym: shameless.
- adjective Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences.
- adjective Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious.
- adjective Brittle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Brittle.
- To break to pieces; smash: as, he brashed in the door.
- To disturb; disorder; break up the order or comfort of.
- To assault; attack.
- noun A violent push.
- noun A shower.
- noun A transient fit of sickness.
- noun A rash or eruption.
- noun Acidity in the mouth occasioned by a disordered stomach. Also called
water-brash . - Impetuous; rash; hasty in temper.
- To run headlong.
- noun A crash.
- noun An assault; an attack.
- noun An effort; a short turn of work.
- noun A confused heap of fragments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Colloq., U. S. Brittle, as wood or vegetables.
- adjective Hasty in temper; impetuous.
- noun A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
- noun Prov. Eng. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.
- noun (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits.
- noun Broken fragments of ice.
- noun (Med.) an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.
- noun (Med.) a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
impetuous orrash - adjective
insensitive ortactless - adjective
impudent orshameless - noun Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
- noun A
rash oreruption ; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. - noun geology Broken and
angular rock fragments underlyingalluvial deposits . - noun Broken fragments of
ice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective offensively bold
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television.
Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns in sexting scandal's 3rd week 2011
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In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television.
Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns in sexting scandal's 3rd week 2011
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In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television.
Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns in sexting scandal's 3rd week 2011
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In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television.
Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns in sexting scandal's 3rd week 2011
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But Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy.
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Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy.
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But Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy.
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Not missing any opportunity to make Rush Limbaugh the figurehead of the GOP, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called the brash talk show ...
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Not missing any opportunity to make Rush Limbaugh the figurehead of the GOP, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called the brash talk show ...
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Not missing any opportunity to make Rush Limbaugh the figurehead of the GOP, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called the brash talk show ...
fbharjo commented on the word brash
brash a pile of loose fragmented land
February 3, 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word brash
JM dropped his brash collection and broke everything.
April 25, 2011