Bravo definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BRA'VO, n. A daring ... like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo] 2: a cry of approval as from an audience at ... end of great performance v 1: applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' Merriam Webster's Date: 1952 — a communications code ... s I. noun (plural bravos or bravoes) Etymology: Italian, from bravo brave Date: 1597 villain, desperado; especially a hired assassin II ... verb (bravoed; bravoing) Date: 1831 to applaud by shouts of bravo Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. int. & n. --int. expressing approval of a performer etc. --n. (pl. -os) a cry of bravo. Etymology: F f. It. 2. n. (pl. -oes or - ...
... Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: Rio Grande, Rio Bravo] Merriam Webster's geographical name 1. ( or Mexican Spanish Río Bravo) river 1885 miles (3034 kilometers) SW United States forming part ... Norte and the lower course was called the Rí o Bravo. It is a major source of irrigation. It flows through ...
... braver; bravest) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian & Old Spanish bravo courageous, wild, probably from Latin barbarus barbarous Date: 15th century ... a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.] 1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a ...
... like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo] 2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded ... Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Murderer, slayer, cut-throat, assassinator, bravo, thug. Moby Thesaurus Cain, alarmist, apache, assassinator, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bomber, bravo, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, cutthroat, desperado, eradicator, executioner, exterminator ...
... that provides wood for the tallies. 6. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: someone ... on the tallies the sums paid. 7. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. [Obs.] 8. A kind of soft yellow brick ...
... Old Italian bravata, from bravare to challenge, show off, from bravo Date: circa 1580 1. a. blustering swaggering conduct b. a ... show of boldness intended to impress. Etymology: Sp. bravata f. bravo: cf. BRAVE, -ADO Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bravado Bra*va ...
... Vilnius... One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus... 'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall. = pack, cram ...
... unpredictable, and circumstances do not justify full implementation of FPCON BRAVO measures. However, it may be necessary to implement certain measures ... FPCON must be capable of being maintained indefinitely. b. FPCON BRAVO — This condition applies when an increased or more predictable threat ...
... a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.] 1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a ...
... a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.] 1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a ...