Clues for the word "BRAND"

We've had 100 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 160 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on May 24, 2026.

Definition of brand

v. t. - A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.
v. t. - A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness.
v. t. - A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour.
v. t. - A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.
v. t. - An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
v. t. - Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei.
v. t. - To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).
v. t. - To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.
v. t. - Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
v. t. - To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.