brine

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US /ˈbɹaːn/ UK /ˈbɹaɪ̯n/ See IPA manual

Freq #31730

Meanings

1

verb
to soak in salty water

I brined the turkey before I cooked it.
2

noun
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?
3

noun
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

Ariell: Not a ſoule But felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid Some tricks of deſperation ; all but Mariners Plung'd in the foaming bryne, and quit the veſſell ; Then all a fire with me the Kings ſonne Ferdinand With haire vp-ſtaring (then like reeds, not haire) Was the firſt man that leapt ; cride hell is empty, And all the Diuels are heere.
4

noun
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

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debrinedesalinate

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Forms briny

Derived forms brinelessbrinerbriniclebrinishbrinydebrineembrine

Related forms bittern

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brine shrimp
a small crustacean that lives in very salty water

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”). Cognates include Old Irish ro·bria (“may hurt, damage”), Latin friāre (“to rub, crumble”), Slovene bríti (“to shave, shear”), Albanian brej (“to gnaw”), Sanskrit बृणाति (bṛṇā́ti, “they injure, hurt”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri (compare Latin mar...

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# brine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɹaːn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɹaɪ̯n/
**Frequency rank:** 31730

## Meanings
1. to soak in salty water
2. Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
3. The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
4. a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

## Examples
- I brined the turkey before I cooked it.
- Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?
- Ariell: Not a ſoule But felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid Some tricks of deſperation ; all but Mariners Plung'd in the foaming bryne, and quit the veſſell ; Then all a fire with me the Kings ſonne Ferdinand With haire vp-ſtaring (then like reeds, not haire) Was the firſt man that leapt ; cride hell is empty, And all the Diuels are heere.

## Antonyms
- debrine
- desalinate

## Derived Forms
- brineless
- briner
- brinicle
- brinish
- briny
- debrine
- embrine

## Related Forms
- bittern

## Etymology
From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”). Cognates include Old Irish ro·bria (“may hurt, damage”), Latin friāre (“to rub, crumble”), Slovene bríti (“to shave, shear”), Albanian brej (“to gnaw”), Sanskrit बृणाति (bṛṇā́ti, “they injure, hurt”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri (compare Latin mar...

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