briny
pronunciation
How to pronounce briny in British English:
UK [ˈbraɪni]
How to pronounce briny in American English:
US [ˈbraɪni]
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- Noun:
- any very large body of (salt) water
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- Adjective:
- slightly salty
Word Origin
- briny (adj.)
- c. 1600, from brine + -y (2). Used earlier of tears than of the ocean (1610s). Related: Brininess.
Example
- 1. Briny helix alga succeeds in fujian breed aquatics .
- 2. Unless the briny is lapping at the door , which generally takes a hurricane , politicians give little thought to the sea .
- 3. Briny olives , chiles , and bright citrus : that 's what you call a pairing challenge .
- 4. Step forward to arrive namely briny bathhouse , be just as place oneself to overflow tender feelings at billow " hawaiian " .
- 5. Green crab happy event is fed carrion , also prey alga , be in at the shallow sea of warm and low salinity habitat the river that has briny infiltration emerges channel depression yi ke lives for a long time , green crab is one of crab of important edible sea .