Bruce

[broos]

noun

1. Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first African American to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.

2. Sir David, 1855–1931, Australian physician.

3. Lenny Leonard Schneider, 1926–66, U.S. comedian.

4. Robert. Robert I.

5. Stanley Melbourne 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, 1883–1967, Australian statesman: prime minister 1923–29.

6. a male given name: from a Norman family name.

Bruce

¹

/ bruːs /

noun

1. James . 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)

2. Lenny . 1925–66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit

3. Robert the Bruce See Robert I

4. Stanley Melbourne , 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883–1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923–29)

Bruce

²

/ bruːs /

noun

1. a jocular name for an Australian man

Example Sentences

I don’t just mean between me and my wife—I mean between me and Bruce.

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Instead, she put on Bruce Springsteen's Streets Of Philadelphia, dialled up the keyboard's "synth strings" setting, and pressed down two keys.

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She performed in Broadway shows and several Hollywood films, and also found work as a photographer, making black-and-white portraits of actors including Bruce Willis, Helen Hunt and Val Kilmer.

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Cooper takes the time to illustrate how Landau protects Bruce’s space to create, and later protects his art, ensuring it’s released the way he wants, despite the protestations of record executives.

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“We brought in friends — a gay element and free spirits,” said Bruce Anderson, whose house opposite Nature Friends was spared in the fire.

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