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Showing words for BRUNT using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Brunt
brunt, burnt
4 Letter Words for Brunt
brut, bunt, burn, burt, runt, trub, trun, turb, turn
3 Letter Words for Brunt
btu, bun, bur, but, nub, nur, nut, rub, run, rut, tub, tun, tur, unb, urb, urn
Definitions for Brunt
[1] the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow: His arm took the brunt of the blow.
[2] the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of )
Words related to Brunt
impact, tension, stress, shock, force, strain, violence, pressure, burden, thrust
Words nearby Brunt
brunner, brunner's gland, bruno, brunswick, brunswick stew, brunt, brusa, bruschetta, brush, brush aside, brush biopsy
Origin of Brunt
1275–1325; Middle English; perhaps orig. sexual assault; akin to Old Norse brundr, German Brunft heat, ruttish state, Old English brunetha heat, itching; cognate with Old High German bronado. See burn1
Word origin for Brunt
C14: of unknown origin
Synonyms for Brunt
burden, force, impact, pressure, shock, strain, stress, tension, thrust, violence, full force