brace
has definitions from the fields of dentistry,clothing,nautical
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[ verb ] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Examples "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)One of the_most appealing of the rooftop canvases is `` Sun and Wind on the Roof '' , with a woman and child bracing themselves against flapping clothes and flying birds . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a support that steadies or strengthens something else
Examples "he wore a brace on his knee" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)writes : Does a brace help in sciatica ? Related terms support strengthener back_brace skeg neck_brace knee_brace ankle_brace |
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[ verb ] support by bracing
Used in print (Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)After the frames and transom are set_up on the jig and temporarily braced , a_piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson . |
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[ noun ] a set of two similar things considered as a unit
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[ noun ] the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
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[ verb ] cause to be alert and energetic
Examples "Coffee and tea stimulate me" "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" Related terms sedate de-energize affect animate enliven enliven invigorate cathect energy push stimulant energy energizing animator bracer |
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[ noun ] (nautical) a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
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[ noun ] either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
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[ noun ] (dentistry) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5459
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[ noun ] a structural member used to stiffen a framework
Synonyms Related terms strengthener structural_member guy stay crosspiece stringer gusset strut tie framework |
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