Dictionary Entry
brandish
brandish is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.
- 2noun
To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.
- 3noun
A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc.
- 4noun
the act of waving
Synonyms
- 5verb
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
- 6verb
exhibit aggressively
"brandish a sword"
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