bran

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/ˈbɹæn/

noun 2verb 1name 1

Collocations

VERB + BRAN

can't, eat

BRAN + NOUN

castle, cereal, fruit, layers

PREP.

in, without

Definitions

noun

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

verb

To clean (metal) using a branner.

noun

The European carrion crow.

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Idioms & Phrases

bolt to the bran

To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.

This boults the matter fairly to the bran.

Example Bank

Remember to eat lots of bran to keep your bowels moving.

Tatoeba · #10227324

I can't eat bran cereal without fruit.

Tatoeba · #10227328

Remember to eat lots of bran.

Tatoeba · #10243773

The Bran Castle, situated in Transylvania, is also know as Dracula's castle.

Tatoeba · #10710111

The machine is used to remove the husk and bran layers to produce a white kernel that is free of impurities.

Tatoeba · #11052946

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