Dictionary Entry
brief
brief is a 5-letter English word with 18 senses as adjective, adverb, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Short in duration. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 18 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Short in duration.
- 2adjective
Concise; terse; succinct.
- 3adjective
Rife; common; prevalent.
- 4adverb
Briefly.
- 5adverb
Soon; quickly.
- 6adjective
A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
- 7adjective
An epitome.
- 8adjective
An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
- 9adjective
A writ; a breve. See Breve., 2.
- 10noun
A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
- 11noun
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- 12transitive verb
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
- 13noun
a condensed written summary or abstract
- 14noun
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- 15verb
give essential information to someone
"The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
- 16adjective
concise and succinct
"covered the matter in a brief statement"
- 17adjective
(of clothing) very short
"an abbreviated swimsuit"
"a brief bikini"
Synonyms
- 18adjective
of short duration or distance
"a brief stay in the country"
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