Dictionary entry details
• BRAND (noun)
Meaning:
A name given to a product or service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
trade name; marque; brand name; brand
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Domain member usage:
Simoniz (a brand of car polish)
K-Dur 20; K-lor; K-lyte; Kaochlor; Klorvess; potash muriate; potassium chloride; potassium muriate (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)
Tampax (tampon used to absorb menstrual flow)
Polaroid ((trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)
Lidocaine; Xylocaine (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)
Kinetoscope (a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brand"):
label; recording label (trade name of a company that produces musical recordings)
Meaning:
A recognizable kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
make; brand
Context examples:
there's a new brand of hero in the movies now / what make of car is that?
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
Meaning:
Identification mark on skin, made by burning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)
Meaning:
A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
firebrand; brand
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
firewood (wood used for fuel)
Meaning:
A symbol of disgrace or infamy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stigma; stain; brand; mark
Context example:
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brand"):
demerit (a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces)
bar sinister; bend sinister (a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left)
cloven foot; cloven hoof (the mark of Satan)
Meaning:
A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sword; steel; blade; brand
Hypernyms ("brand" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Meronyms (parts of "brand"):
blade (the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge)
peak; point; tip (a V shape)
hilt (the handle of a sword or dagger)
haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)
forte (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
foible (the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brand"):
backsword (a sword with only one cutting edge)
rapier; tuck (a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges)
fencing sword (a sword used in the sport of fencing)
falchion (a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point)
cutlas; cutlass (a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors)
cavalry sword; saber; sabre (a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back)
broadsword (a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab)
Instance hyponyms:
Excalibur (the legendary sword of King Arthur)
• BRAND (verb)
Meaning:
Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "brand" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
stigmatize; stigmatise; denounce; brand; mark
Context examples:
He denounced the government action / She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Hypernyms (to "brand" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Mark or expose as infamous
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
brand; post
Context example:
She was branded a loose woman
Hypernyms (to "brand" is one way to...):
call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
