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Brand — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • afire adj On fire, whether literally or as a figure of speech for strong emotion.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • gangrene noun The death and decay of body tissue, usually caused by a lost or blocked blood supply, or infection.
  • hell noun In many religions, the place of punishment for the wicked after death.
  • incendiary adjective Designed to or capable of starting a fire.
  • smut noun Sexually explicit or crude material, especially writing, images, or jokes.

Senses

Brand is used for these senses in English:

  • afire On fire (often metaphorically).
  • gangrene The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
  • hell (in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
  • incendiary Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
  • smut Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.

fire — full definition

  1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
  3. verb To shoot a weapon.
  4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
  5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

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