bran

Speech parts

1. bran - Noun

2. Bran - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

The European carrion crow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

farina corn paddy rye bren rice fibre cellulose feed sharp bulk dust fiber grain powder

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Antonyms

whole chunk snack food high number

Hypernyms

husk fiber straw stalk chaff stubble

Phrases with the word

maize bran bran-new school oat bran raisin bran raisins

Anagrams

barn NRAB

Examples

Give me liberty or give me a bran muffin! Colin Mochrie

I just like Raisin Bran - it keeps me regular. Gretchen Wilson

How, given the canine teeth and close-set eyes that declare the human animal to be a predator, had we come up with the notion that oat bran is more natural to eat than chicken? Valerie Martin

The devil's meal turns half to bran. French Proverb

You can't get rice by pounding bran. Myanmar Proverb

A sow prefers bran to roses. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Brampton with Stoven Bramshott Bramwell bran flake bran muffin bran pie