brawn

Speech parts

1. brawn - Noun

2. brawn - Verb

3. Brawn - Proper noun

A muscle; flesh.

Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.

The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of a boar.

A boar.

Source: Webster's dictionary

muscle muscularity power might hardiness sinew strength vigor toughness brawniness heftiness force body energy punch

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failing fault deficiency defect fatigue exhaustion

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strength

Our girls have learned that sweat is sexy, brawn is beautiful and a little dirt never hurt anyone. Louise Slaughter

In the scale of the destinies, brawn will never weigh so mach as brain. James Russell Lowell

A light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn. Peter Thomson

Brain is better than brawn. English Proverb

Brain is better than brawn. Spanish Proverb

When brains are needed, brawn won't help. Yiddish Proverb

brawlingly brawlsome brawly brawned brawnedness brawner