'Bray' definitions:
Definition of 'bray'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Bray'
From: GCIDE
- Bray \Bray\, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. [1913 Webster]
- The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bray'
From: GCIDE
- Bray \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[=ae]w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br[=a] eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br[=u] eyebrow. See Brow.] A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bray'
From: GCIDE
- Bray \Bray\ (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brayed (br[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Braying.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See Break.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. [1913 Webster]
- Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov. xxvii. 22. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bray'
From: GCIDE
- Bray \Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. [1913 Webster]
- Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise. [1913 Webster]
- Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bray'
From: GCIDE
- Bray \Bray\, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound. [1913 Webster]
- Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord. --MIlton. [1913 Webster]
- And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bray'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrade,
- atomize,
- bark,
- bawl,
- bay,
- beat,
- beep,
- belch,
- bell,
- bellow,
- blare,
- blast,
- blat,
- blate,
- bleat,
- blow,
- blow the horn,
- blubber,
- boom,
- breathe,
- brecciate,
- buck,
- bugle,
- burr,
- buzz,
- cackle,
- call,
- caterwaul,
- caw,
- chant,
- chirp,
- chirr,
- clang,
- clangor,
- clank,
- clarion,
- clash,
- comminute,
- contriturate,
- coo,
- craunch,
- croak,
- crow,
- crumb,
- crumble,
- crump,
- crunch,
- crush,
- cry,
- disintegrate,
- drawl,
- exclaim,
- fanfare,
- flour,
- flourish of trumpets,
- flute,
- fragment,
- gasp,
- give tongue,
- give voice,
- grain,
- granulate,
- granulize,
- grate,
- grind,
- grind to powder,
- groan,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grunt,
- hiss,
- honk,
- howl,
- jangle,
- jar,
- keen,
- levigate,
- lilt,
- low,
- mash,
- meow,
- mew,
- mewl,
- miaow,
- mill,
- moo,
- mumble,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- neigh,
- nicker,
- pant,
- peal,
- pestle,
- pipe,
- pound,
- powder,
- pule,
- pulverize,
- rasp,
- reduce to powder,
- roar,
- rumble,
- scranch,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- screak,
- scream,
- screech,
- scrunch,
- shard,
- shred,
- shriek,
- sibilate,
- sigh,
- sing,
- smash,
- snap,
- snarl,
- snore,
- snort,
- sob,
- sound,
- sound a tattoo,
- sound taps,
- squall,
- squash,
- squawk,
- squeak,
- squeal,
- tantara,
- tantarara,
- taps,
- tarantara,
- tattoo,
- thunder,
- toot,
- tootle,
- triturate,
- troat,
- trumpet,
- trumpet blast,
- trumpet call,
- twang,
- tweedle,
- ululate,
- wail,
- warble,
- whicker,
- whine,
- whinny,
- whisper,
- whistle,
- wind,
- yap,
- yawl,
- yawp,
- yell,
- yelp,
- yip,
- yowl
Bray, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bray, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
1035
Housing Units (2000) :
419
Land area (2000) :
62.253863 sq. miles (161.236757 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.699251 sq. miles (1.811052 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
62.953114 sq. miles (163.047809 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08550
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
34.630587 N, 97.835246 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.