noun🔗ShareAn animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast."The angry brute charged at the fence, its hooves pounding the ground. "animalinhumannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person."One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""characterhumaninhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated."The new student was a brute, meaning he hadn't yet enrolled at the university. "personeducationlanguagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other."The diamond cutter will brute the rough diamonds, grinding them together to begin shaping them into sparkling gems. "technicalindustrymaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWithout reason or intelligence (of animals)."a brute beast"animalnaturecharacterbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCharacteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans)."The child's brute force shattered the glass vase. "characterhumaninhumananimalmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless."the brute earth; the brute powers of nature"mindcharacterbeingattitudeinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrude, unpolished."His presentation was quite brute; he lacked the smooth, polished delivery his colleagues used. "characterinhumanqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareStrong, blunt, and spontaneous."I punched him with brute force."characterinhumanqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBrutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless."brute violence"characterinhumanattitudenegativemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc."The teacher brute-forced the announcement about the upcoming school trip throughout the classroom. "communicationmedialanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading