Definition of BRAND

brand

Plural: brands

Noun

  • a name given to a product or service
  • a recognizable kind
    • "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"
  • identification mark on skin, made by burning
  • a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis
  • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
  • A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
  • A branding iron.
  • The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
  • A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
  • Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
  • The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
  • A mark of infamy; stigma.
  • Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
  • A torch used for signaling.
  • A flame.
  • A conflagration.
  • A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
  • A sword.

Verb

Verb Forms: branded, branding, brands

  • To mark distinctly, typically with a hot iron.
  • burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
  • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  • mark with a brand or trademark
    • "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
  • mark or expose as infamous
    • "She was branded a loose woman"
  • To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
  • To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
  • To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
  • To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
  • To stigmatize, label (someone).
  • To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
  • To be very hot, to burn.

Examples

  • He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
  • Her face is branded upon my memory.
  • I didn’t appreciate his particular brand of flattery.
  • New Orleans brand sausage; Danish brand ham
  • Opponents often BRAND their best plays onto your memory, especially when they win.
  • Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar.
  • The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
  • They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
  • to burn something to brands and ashes
  • When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”).
Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Danish brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”).

Synonyms

blade, brand name, brandmark, denounce, firebrand, make, mark, marque, post, stain, steel, stigma, stigmatise, stigmatize, sword, trade name, trademark, good name, logo, name, proprietary name, repute, tradename

Scrabble Score: 8

brand: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brand: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brand: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

brand: valid Words With Friends Word