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braves

The correct spelling is braves.

How to pronounce braves

noun

IPA: /bɹeɪvz/

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The correct spelling is braves. A Native American warrior. For example: "After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform."

Usage Examples

After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A Native American warrior.
  2. 2.A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
  3. 3.A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

verb

  1. 1.To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
  2. 2.To adorn; to make fine or showy.

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