'BRAN' definitions:
Definition of 'bran'
From: WordNet
noun
Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
noun
Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
Definition of 'Bran'
From: GCIDE
- Bran \Bran\, n. [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.]
- 1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The European carrion crow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bran'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air pollution,
- attritus,
- bark,
- barley,
- bird seed,
- capsule,
- case,
- cat food,
- chaff,
- chicken feed,
- chop,
- corn,
- corn shuck,
- cornhusk,
- cosmic dust,
- crumb,
- crumble,
- dog food,
- dust,
- dust ball,
- eatage,
- efflorescence,
- ensilage,
- fallout,
- farina,
- feed,
- filings,
- flour,
- fodder,
- forage,
- grain,
- grits,
- groats,
- hay,
- hull,
- husk,
- jacket,
- kittens,
- lint,
- mash,
- meal,
- oats,
- palea,
- pasturage,
- pasture,
- peel,
- pet food,
- pod,
- powder,
- provender,
- pussies,
- raspings,
- rind,
- sawdust,
- scratch,
- scratch feed,
- shell,
- shuck,
- silage,
- skin,
- slops,
- smut,
- soot,
- straw,
- swill,
- wheat
Acronyms for 'BRAN'
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