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familiar
Adjective
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If something is familiar, you already know it or about it.
"Three strikes and you're out" is a very familiar phrase these days.
The words sounded very familiar to her, and then she remembered: she had written them.
Why would someone leave familiar territory and travel all this distance.
People sitting on the grass was a familiar sight on Saturdays in the park.
New a month ago, he's become quite familiar to all of us.
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If you are familiar with something, you already know it or about it.
What does that mean? I'm not familiar with the word?
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If you are being familiar, you are acting in a friendly way.
familiar
Noun
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A familiar is the magical pet of a witch, often a cat.
brand
Noun
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A brand is a red-hot piece of wood in a fire.
Don't touch that brand!
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A brand can be a symbol that means you own something.
What cereal brand do you like?
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A brand is a specific type of something.
brand
Verb
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If you brand someone, you make a mark or a symbol on them by burning them.
Go out and brand all of our cows.
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To brand is to label (often someone).