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• Brandish — Developer(s) Nihon Falcom Publisher(s) Nihon Falcom (PC 9801), (FM Towns) NEC (PC Engine) Koei …   Wikipedia

• Brandish Corner — (formerly Upper Hillberry Corner ) is situated between the 35th Milestone and 36th Milestone road side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man.Brandish Corner was part of… …   Wikipedia

• Brandish — Bran dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, n.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brandish — Bran dish, n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. Brandishes of the fan. Tailer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brandish — I verb dangle before the eyes, display, draw one s sword, exhibit, flap, flaunt, flourish, gesture, rattle the saber, shake, show, swing, threaten, vibrare, wag, waggle, wave, wield associated concepts: harassment, menacing II index …   Law dictionary

• brandish — (v.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. brandiss , prp. stem of brandir to flourish (a sword) (12c.), from brant blade of a sword, prow of a ship, of Frankish origin (see BRAND (Cf. brand) (n.)). Related: Brandished; brandishing …   Etymology dictionary

• brandish — flourish, shake, *swing, wave, thrash Analogous words: wield, swing, *handle, manipulate, ply: flaunt, parade, display, exhibit, *show …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• brandish — [v] flaunt, swing around come on strong*, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, gesture, parade, raise, shake, show, show off, sport, swing, threaten, throw weight around*, trot out*, warn, wield; concept 261 Ant. not show …   New thesaurus

• brandish — ► VERB ▪ wave or flourish (something) as a threat or in anger or excitement. ORIGIN Old French brandir, related to BRAND(Cf. ↑brand) …   English terms dictionary

• brandish — [bran′dish] vt. [ME brandischen < extended stem of OFr brandir < Gmc * brand: see BRAND] to wave, shake, or exhibit in a menacing, challenging, or exultant way; flourish n. the act of brandishing something …   English World dictionary

• brandish — UK [ˈbrændɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms brandish : present tense I/you/we/they brandish he/she/it brandishes present participle brandishing past tense brandished past participle brandished to wave a weapon or other object around in your… …   English dictionary