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.
2. Slang, planner, leader, designer; head man, boss, director, SI. the man, Inf. kingpin.
3. 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.