Definitions for brawn

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Spelling: [brawn]
IPA: /brɔn/

Brawn is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in brawn (abnrw).

Definitions for brawn

noun

  1. strong, well-developed muscles.
  2. muscular strength.
  3. Chiefly British. a boar's or swine's flesh, especially when boiled and pickled. headcheese.

Origin of brawn

1275-1325; Middle English brawne Old French braon slice of flesh (Provençal bradon) Germanic; compare German Braten joint of meat, akin to Old English brǣd flesh

Examples for brawn

As governor of California, Schwarzenegger himself demonstrated the limits of American brawn.

He was as young as Joe, but lacked perhaps thirty pounds of the other youth's brawn.

Doggie bitterly confided to Goliath that it was the glamour of brawn.

Combine your brawn with my brains, now, and do as I say—if you will I promise you freedom.

This is the place where automakers show off brawn, power, and sex appeal.

And now, fair sir, I must hasten back to see how my rogues have fared with the brawn.

In this he pleased Mr. Cinch, who was by no means all a man of beef and brawn.

Most of them are slaves specially chosen for their brawn, and I cannot spare any.

With all his brain and brawn, his real greatness was in his heart.

This is the grand transition from brawn to Brain in the conduct of the war.

Word Value for brawn
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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