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bron — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • font noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  • fountain noun A structure that shoots or sprays water, often as a decoration in a public space.
  • parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
  • resource noun Something available to be used to achieve a goal, such as materials, money, or people.
  • source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
  • spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
  • well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.

Senses

bron is used for these senses in English:

  • fountain A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
  • parent The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]
  • resource Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
  • source (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
  • spring (astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.
  • well A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
  • well A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

font — full definition

  1. noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  2. noun A basin in a church that holds water used for baptism.
  3. noun A source or origin of something, especially knowledge (literary).

fountain — full definition

  1. noun A structure that shoots or sprays water, often as a decoration in a public space.
  2. noun A natural spring where water rises from the ground.
  3. noun A source or origin of something, such as knowledge or generosity.

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