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How to pronounce braces in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brace, orthodontic braces
Type of dental appliance

Examples of braces

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Waiters bustle about in black braces, their ties tucked into crisp white shirts.
From the independent.co.uk
He finally starts singing, which makes her smile, and it reveals her new braces.
From the techcrunch.com
When the braces came off, she began playing soccer on neighborhood league teams.
From the denverpost.com
Except his, unlike his father's contagious grin, reveals a mouth full of braces.
From the post-gazette.com
When he was 2 years old, he had to wear braces that would fix his bowleggedness.
From the sltrib.com
He endured ankle trouble over the summer and now wears braces for added support.
From the dailyherald.com
I know she meant well but boy, oh boy, did it make the kids with braces jealous.
From the techcrunch.com
Each card can mark how they've lost baby teeth, gained braces or grown 6 inches.
From the stltoday.com
She got brackets on her teeth, a first step toward full braces, a few months ago.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • A support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
  • Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  • Couple: two items of the same kind
  • Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
  • Pair: a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • Support by bracing
  • Vambraces (French language avant-bras Polish language karwasz, sometimes known as lower cannons in the Middle Ages) are "tubular" or "gutter" defences for the forearm, developed first in the ancient world by the Romans, but only formally named during the early 14th century, as part of a suit of ...
  • Suspenders (Am. English) or braces (British English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers. Straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back. ...
  • Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces, or simply braces) is a device used in orthodontics to align teeth and their position with regard to a person's bite. ...