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What is another word for braes?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈiːz] (IPA)

Braes is a Scottish term that refers to hills or slopes. There are a number of synonyms for the word that can be used interchangeably depending on the context. Some of the most common synonyms for braes include hills, slopes, inclines, grades, rises, and hillocks. In addition to these synonyms, there are many other terms that can be used to describe the various types of land formations that fall under the category of braes, including mesas, buttes, plateaus, and cliffs. Depending on the context in which they are used, each of these terms can be used to create a more vivid and nuanced description of the landscape.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • From Stirling Castle we had seen The mazy Forth unravelled; Had trod the banks of Clyde and Tay, And with the Tweed had travelled; And when we came to Clovenford, Then said "my winsome marrow," "Whate'er betide, we'll turn aside, And see the braes of Yarrow."
    William Wordsworth
  • Flow gently, sweet Afton! amang thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise. My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
    Robert Burns
  • Ye banks and braes o' bonny Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary fu' o' care! Thou'll break my heart, thou warbling bird, That wantons thro' the flowering thorn! Thou minds me o' departed joys, Departed never to return.
    Robert Burns
  • We twa hae run about the braes, And pu'd the gowans fine.
    Robert Burns
  • Thy braes were bonnie, Yarrow stream, When first on them I met my lover; Thy braes how dreary, Yarrow stream, When now thy waves his body cover!
    John Logan (minister)

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