brace


brace - noun

  • a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  • two items of the same kind
  • a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
  • a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
  • elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
  • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  • a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  • a structural member used to stiffen a framework

    • brace - verb

    • prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
    • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    • support by bracing
    • cause to be alert and energetic

    brace - thesaurus

    arouse   bitstock   braces   bracing   couple   couplet   distich   duad   duet   duo   dyad   energise British English spelling   energize American English spelling   gallus   pair   poise   span   stabilise British English spelling   stabilize American English spelling   steady   stimulate   suspender   twain   twosome   yoke  

    Scrabble score for brace

    b is 3 r is 1 a is 1 c is 3 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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