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braid-brayed

braid-brayed
• braid [bred] a type of weaving using three or more strands of
something, usually hair. 0 The French braid has gained
popularity as both a casual and elegant hair fashion.
• braid [bred] to weave something into a braided pattern. □
I do not have the patience to braid my daughter's hair every
morning.
• brayed [bred] the past tense and past participle of bray 'to
utter the loud, harsh sound of a donkey or mule.' 0 Each time
visitors came near the donkey, it brayed loudly hoping for a
carrot or sugar cube.

braise-brays-braze
• braise [brez] to prepare food in its own juices with very little
water in a covered pot. □ I prefer to braise my pot roasts in the
oven rather than fix them in a pressure cooker.
• brays [brez] the plural of bray 'a loud, harsh sound, as that
made by a donkey.' 0 The brays of discordant notes played by
the unpracticed band was hardly music to the ears.
• brays [brez] the present tense, third person singular of bray
'to utter a loud, harsh sound, like that made by a donkey.' □
The mule brays loudly each day around feeding time.
• braze [brez] to unite metal objects with solder. □ Tom used
solder to braze the broken hitch together.
brake-break
• brake [brek] to stop a vehicle. □ He was not able to brake the
car in time to avoid hitting the branch in the road.
• brake [brek] a device used to lock the wheels of a vehicle. □
Do you always set the emergency brake on your car when
parking on a hill?
• break [brek] to smash something; to separate something into
parts, often by force. 0 If you step on that toy, it will surely
break.
• break [brek] an intermission or recess from something. □
We will take a break halfway through the class.
• break [brek] to violate or disregard a law, rule, or tradition.
□ If you break the law, you must pay the penalty for your
wrongdoing.

brayed See the main entry beginning with braid.
brays See the main entry beginning with braise.

braze See the main entry beginning with braise.

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