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brant
/bɹænt/
name 5adj 2noun 1
Collocations
4VERB + BRANT
given, ground, grow, nesting
BRANT + NOUN
beaver, eider, geese, israeli
PREP.
on
ADV.
wonderfully
Definitions
noun
1
Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
I have given you roe and reindeer, / I have given you brant and beaver, / Filled the marshes full of wild-fowl, / Filled the rivers full of fishes; / Why then are you not contented? / Why then will you hunt each other?
adj
1
steep, precipitous.
Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
2
smooth; unwrinkled
Your bonnie brow was brent.
name
1
A surname.
2
A place in the United States:
3
A place in the United States:
4
A place in the United States:
5
A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southwa
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I have given you roe and reindeer, / I have given you brant and beaver, / Filled the marshes full of wild-fowl, / Filled the rivers full of fishes; / Why then are you not contented? / Why then will yo
Wiktionary02
Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
Wiktionary03
Your bonnie brow was brent.
Wiktionary04
Mike Brant is an Israeli singer of international renown. He is very appreciated by the Algerian women.
Tatoeba · #810899705
An area near the Tutakoke River is a nesting ground for Brant Geese and Eider ducks, two of the 27 species being tested throughout the state.
Tatoeba · #11091658Usage Notes
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