bruins

Large forest ursines

Bruins is a plural of bruin, a word for bear that comes from Dutch and appears mainly in fables and children's stories.

In American sports, bruins refers to teams named after bears—most notably the Boston Bruins hockey team and UCLA Bruins: The Bruins are playing tonight.

hockey

Boston

Massachusetts state capital

  • NHLPro hockey organization
  • iceWater's solid form
  • CelticsBoston basketball franchise

Stanley Cup · black and gold · Original Six · playoffs · puck · Jacobs · hockey · defenseman · goalie · championship

bears

grizzly

Large brown bear subspecies

  • cubYoung wild mammal
  • mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
  • wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms

hibernation · forest · fur · den · claws · predator · omnivore · wilderness · salmon · North America

UCLA

college

Higher education institution

Pac-12 · NCAA · athletics · university · Kareem · Bill Walton · championships · Rose Bowl · collegiate · student-athletes

Opposites
bear species contrast

bruinspolar bears

White Arctic marine mammals

white bears · black bears · pandas · grizzlies

college athletic rivalry

bruinsTrojans

Citizens of Ilium

USC · Sun Devils

Phrases
Family

bruin, Boston Bruins

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G