Brand
(v. t.) A burning piece of wood |
Brand
(v. t.) A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. |
Brand
(v. t.) A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership |
Brand
(v. t.) A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice |
Brand
(v. t.) An instrument to brand with |
Brand
(v. t.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei. |
Brand
(v. t.) To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). |
Brand
(v. t.) To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. |
Brand
(v. t.) Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. |
Brand
(v. t.) To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. |
Brand goose
() A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant. |
Brand iron
() A branding iron. |
Brand iron
() A trivet to set a pot on. |
Brand iron
() The horizontal bar of an andiron. |
Brand-new
(a.) Quite new |
Brand spore
() One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand. |
Brittle star
() Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. |
Coll
(v. t.) To embrace. |
Day-star
(n.) The morning star |
Day-star
(n.) The sun, as the orb of day. |
Dog Star
() Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens |
Sea star
() A starfish, or brittle star. |
Star
(n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens |
Star
(n.) The polestar |
Star
(n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny |
Star
(n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. |
Star
(n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing |
Star
(n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. |
Star
(n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. |
Star
(v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies |
Star
(v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star |
Star-blind
(a.) Half blind. |
Star-chamber
(n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses |
Star-crossed
(a.) Not favored by the stars |
Star-read
(n.) Doctrine or knowledge of the stars |
Star-spangled
(a.) Spangled or studded with stars. |
Sun star
() See Sun star, under Sun. |
Water star grass
() An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms. |
starnose mole
star-nosed mole
Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
starfish
sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star
brittle-star
serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star
basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star
comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
American flag
Stars and Stripes
Star-Spangled Banner
Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
brand-name drug
proprietary drug | a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) |
| star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
sword
blade brand
steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
| brand-newness | the property of being very new |
star topology
star | the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub |
astrology
star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
brand
make | a recognizable kind, there's a new brand of hero in the movies now, what make of car is that? |
Silver Star Medal
Silver Star | a United States military decoration for gallantry in action |
Bronze Star Medal
Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
mark stigma
brand stain | a symbol of disgrace or infamy, And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis |
| brand | identification mark on skin, made by burning |
asterisk
star | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
trade name
brand name
brand
marque | a name given to a product or service |
Star of David
Shield of David
Magen David
Mogen David
Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
| star chart | a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky |
| The Star-Spangled Banner | a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of was set to music and adopted by Congress in as the national anthem of the United States |
| star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
logo
logotype | a company emblem or device |
carambola
star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
Chinese anise
star anise
star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
| Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
sign of the zodiac
star sign
sign
mansion
house
planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
Minnesota
Gopher State
North Star State
MN | a midwestern state |
Texas
Lone-Star State
TX | the second largest state, located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
binary star
binary
double star | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation |
evening star
Hesperus
Vesper | a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky |
| fixed star | any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion |
| flare star | a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes |
giant star
giant | a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) |
morning star
daystar
Phosphorus
Lucifer | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky |
| multiple star | a system of three or more stars associated by gravity |
| neutron star | a star that has collapsed under its own gravity, it is composed of neutrons |
Polaris
North Star
pole star
polar star
polestar | the brightest star in Ursa Minor, at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the northern axis of the earth points toward it |
red dwarf
red dwarf star | a small, old, relatively cool star, approximately times the mass of Jupiter |
red giant
red giant star | a large, old, luminous star, has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun |
Sirius
Dog Star
Canicula
Sothis | the brightest star in the sky, in Canis Major |
| star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
| star | any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night |
variable star
variable | a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
white dwarf
white dwarf star | a faint star of enormous density |
f ace
adept
champion sensation
maven
mavin
virtuoso
genius hotshot
star superstar
whiz
whizz
wizard wiza | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
| co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film |
film star
movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema |
fleet admiral
five-star admiral | an admiral of the highest rank |