brace
Nouns
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(n) a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- he wore a brace on his knee
- (n) two items of the same kind couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, pair, span, yoke, couple,
- (n) a set of two similar things considered as a unit pair,
- (n) either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- (n) a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- (n) elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) gallus, suspender,
- (n) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities braces, orthodontic braces,
- (n) a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring bitstock,
- (n) a structural member used to stiffen a framework bracing,
Verbs
- (v) prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult poise,
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(v) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
- (v) support by bracing
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(v) cause to be alert and energetic
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate