Brunt

Brunt

Brunt is a common surname:

*Chris Brunt, West Bromwich Albion football player
*Daryl Brunt, contestant on the third season of Canadian Idol
*David Brunt, British meteorologist
*Dominic Brunt, English actor
*Hugh Brunt, British Composer, Conductor and Singer
*John Brunt, soldier in World War II who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross
** John Brunt V.C., the pub that bears his name
*Katherine Brunt, English cricketer and 2006 England women's Cricketer of the Year.
*Martin Brunt, crime correspondent for Sky News
*Maureen Brunt, American Olympic curler
*Peter Brunt, ancient historian at Oxford University
*Stephen Brunt, Canadian sports journalist
*Van Brunt House, historic home in Miccosukee, Florida

It may also be used:

;In atmospheric dynamics and oceanography
*Brunt-Väisälä frequency, the frequency at which a vertically displaced parcel will oscillate within a statically stable environment

;In fiction
*Liquidator Brunt, a character in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
*Brunt, a remote-controlled drone of the Transformer Trypticon

;In geography
*The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica


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  • Brunt — (br[u^]nt), n. [OE. brunt, bront, fr. Icel. bruna to rush; cf. Icel. brenna to burn. Cf. {Burn}, v. t.] 1. The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brunt — [ brʌnt ] noun the brunt the worst part of something that has a bad effect: bear/take the brunt of something: The Education Department is expected to bear the brunt of these cuts in funding. The eastern area took the brunt of the storm. It was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Brunt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Chris Brunt (* 1984), nordirischer Fußballspieler Maureen Brunt (* 1982), US amerikanische Curlerin Peter Brunt (1917–2005), britischer Althistoriker Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • brunt — [brʌnt] n bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of sth to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism, bad situation etc ▪ an industry that bore the brunt of the recession ▪ The car took the full brunt of the explosion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brunt — [brunt] n. [ME bront < ? ON bruna, to rush] 1. the shock (of an attack) or impact (of a blow) 2. the heaviest or hardest part [to bear the brunt of the blame] …   English World dictionary

  • brunt — /brunt/, n. the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow: His arm took the brunt of the blow. [1275 1325; ME; perh. orig. sexual assault; akin to ON brundr, G Brunft heat, ruttish state, OE brunetha heat, itching; c. OHG bronado. See BURN1]… …   Universalium

  • brunt — index burden, pressure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • brunt — (n.) early 14c., a sharp blow, of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. brundr sexual heat, or bruna to advance like wildfire. Meaning chief force is first attested 1570s …   Etymology dictionary

  • brunt — [n] bad end of a situation burden, force, full force, impact, pressure, shock, strain, stress, tension, thrust, violence; concept 674 …   New thesaurus

  • brunt — ► NOUN ▪ the chief impact of something bad. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

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