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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
bray
    n 1: the cry of an ass
    v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw, bray]
    2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
       "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn:
       grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute]
    3: laugh loudly and harshly

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to
   cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin
   to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]
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   1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
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            Laugh, and they
            Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden.
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   2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
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            Heard ye the din of battle bray?      --Gray.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, v. t.
   To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and
   grating sound.
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         Arms on armor clashing, brayed
         Horrible discord.                        --MIlton.
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         And varying notes the war pipes brayed.  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\ (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brayed (br[=a]d); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Braying.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer
   to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See Break.]
   To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
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         Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
         yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
                                                  xxvii. 22.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, n.
   The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or
   discordant sound.
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         The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bray \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill,
   hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[=ae]w eyebrow,
   influenced by the allied Icel. br[=a] eyebrow, bank, also
   akin to AS. br[=u] eyebrow. See Brow.]
   A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now
   the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.
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7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Bray, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    1035
   Housing Units (2000): 419
   Land area (2000):     62.253863 sq. miles (161.236757 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.699251 sq. miles (1.811052 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    62.953114 sq. miles (163.047809 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            08550
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             34.630587 N, 97.835246 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Bray, OK
    Bray


Thesaurus Results for Bray:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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