brunt
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Is brunt a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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- Wordle Yes
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What is the meaning of brunt?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A violent attack or charge in battle.Examples: "Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt."obsolete
2. (obsolete, by extension) A sudden harmful onset or attack (of disease, unbelief, persecution, etc.).broadlyobsolete
3. (obsolete) A spurt, a sudden effort or straining.obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive, rare) To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.Examples: ""… I say." Ripton resumed the serious intonation, "do you think they'll ever suspect us?" "What if they do? We must brunt it." We brunted the storm."raretransitive
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a violent attack or charge.intransitiveobsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary