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Braces

noun

1.

An appliance that corrects dental irregularities. Synonyms: brace, orthodontic braces.

Brace

noun

1.

A support that steadies or strengthens something else.

2.

Two items of the same kind. Synonyms: couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke.

3.

A set of two similar things considered as a unit. Synonym: pair.

4.

Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material.

5.

A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it.

6.

Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural). Synonyms: gallus, suspender.

7.

An appliance that corrects dental irregularities. Synonyms: braces, orthodontic braces.

8.

A carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring. Synonym: bitstock.

9.

A structural member used to stiffen a framework. Synonym: bracing.

verb

(past & past part. braced; pres. part. bracing)

1.

Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. Synonym: poise.

2.

Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace. Synonyms: stabilise, stabilize, steady.

3.

Support by bracing.

4.

Cause to be alert and energetic. Synonyms: arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate. "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" Antonyms: de-energise, de-energize, sedate.

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"Braces" Quotes from Famous Books

... Man the starboard braces! Up with the helm!" Our sails filled and the vessel's head slowly turned away from the shore, just as the nearest prow was a dozen fathoms from us. A couple of shot threw her crew into confusion, and before they could grapple us we glided by them, every instant ...

— Ben Burton - Born and Bred at Sea • W. H. G. Kingston

... boards which formed a kind of loft. This attic extended through to the adjoining cabin, forming the ceiling of the porch-like space between the two structures. There was no partition. A ladder of two aspen saplings, pegged to the logs, and with braces between for steps, led up ...

— To the Last Man • Zane Grey

... superscript are shown in {braces} or as ordinals: A{o} (Anno), 5 (quinta). For consistency, the abbreviation f^o in manuscript descriptions is shown as f to match 4 ...

— The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee - And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts • John Dee

... was to some extent anxious lest another squall should come, but I made the best provision I could in the circumstances, and concluded that by letting go the weather-braces of the top-sails and the top-sail halyards at the same time, I should thereby render these sails almost powerless. Besides this, I proposed to myself to keep a sharp look-out on the barometer in the cabin, and if I observed at any time a ...

— The Coral Island - A Tale Of The Pacific Ocean • R. M. Ballantyne

... for the eleven o'clock meal. As Fanny passed the limousine a man appeared at the broken window and beckoned to her. His face was white, and he wore his shirt, trousers, and braces. She stopped short with the bucket in ...

— The Happy Foreigner • Enid Bagnold

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