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braid, v. 1. weave, plait, plat, pleat, twill; interweave, interthread, interlace, Brit. Dial, raddle, Brit. Dial, wattle; entwine, intwine, knot, mat; interwind, interlock, interdigitate; twist, ravel, twine, tangle, entangle; wind, intort, coil, convolve, roll, cornrow; twirl, fold, infold, curl, wreathe, loop, knit, purl, thread. 2. trim, embroider, lace, frill. , brain, n. 1. Sometimes brains intelligence, understanding, intellect, mind, reason, rationality, Gk. Philos, nous, intellectuality; aptitude, mentality, braininess, brain-power, Inf. gray matter, SI. smarts; wisdom, sageness, sagacity, sapience, sapiency, wit, intellectualness; comprehension, apperception, grasp, insight, cognition, penetration; acumen, discernment, perspicacity, perception, percipience, judiciousness; recognition, cognizance, realization, appreciation, apprehension; astuteness, shrewdness, savvy, keenness, longheadedness, common sense; ingenuity, cleverness, aptness, parts; alertness, brilliance, brightness, acuity, sharpness.
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Slang, planner, leader, designer; head man, boss, director, SI. the man, Inf. kingpin.
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Informal, genius, intellectual, intellect, thinker, Inf an Einstein, mastermind, mental giant, Inf. wizard, Inf. whiz. bramble, n. brier, brier bush, bramble bush, bush, shrub. branch, n. 1. limb, stem, bough, spray, switch, twig; shoot, sprout, runner, tendril.
2. section, division, subdivision, subgroup, member, affiliate, wing, arm, offshoot; chapter, lodge, post, office, local office, local.
3. tributary, feeder, spring, channel, stream, brook, runlet.
-v. 4. fork, part, furcate, bifurcate, separate, divide, subdivide, bisect; ramify, stem, shoot off, angle off, go off on a tangent.
5. diverge, deviate, devaricate; spread, radiate, fan out.
6. branch out
{all of business activities, pursuits, etc.) expand, extend, enlarge, increase, widen, broaden, develop. brand, n. 1. make, kind, type, sort, class, line; grade, quality.
2. trademark, stamp, label, name; symbol, sign, representation, seal, marker; identification, tab, tag, earmark; insignia, ensign, sigil, signet, badge, crest, emblem; motto, catch phrase.
3. mark, spot, blot, stain, slur; blemish, blotch, smudge, smirch, smutch, taint; stigma, mark of disgrace, discrediting, loss of reputation, disparagement, depreciation, defamation; imputation, false accusation, calumniation, slander,
Law. libel.
-v. 4. burn in, burn, scorch, singe, sear, cauterize; mark, put one's mark on, stamp.
5. stigmatize, disgrace, discredit, ruin [s.o.'s] reputation; spot, blot, stain, blemish, blotch, smudge, smirch, smutch, taint, spoil, sully, dirty; slur, disparage, depreciate, defame;
Law. impute, accuse falsely, calumniate, slander, Law. libel, brandish, v. 1. wave, flourish, wield, raise, whisk; shake, jerk, swing, flap, move about, flap, wag.
2. flaunt, parade, display, disport, exhibit, show off, vaunt; swagger, strut, strut one's stuff, swashbuckle. brash,
adj. 1. rash, hasty, precipitate, pell-mell; impetuous, impulsive, unrestrained, ungoverned, head-over-heels; reckless, risky, incautious, careless, unwary.
2. impertinent, rude, audacious; impudent, insolent, defiant, saucy, out of line, overweening,
Inf. cheeky, Inf. fresh; blunt, tactless, undiplomatic; brazen, brassy, bold, shameless, barefaced.

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