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brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Type	Words
Synonyms	bracing
Type of	reinforcement, strengthener, structural member
Has types	sleeper, crosspiece, crosstie, gusset, gusset plate, guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire, tie, strut, stringer, railroad tie, stay

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

Type	Words
Synonyms	pair
Type of	set
Has types	tweedledum and tweedledee, tweedledee and tweedledum

brace::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Type	Words
Synonyms	poise
Type of	ready, gear up, set up, prepare, set, fix
Has types	nerve, steel

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

Type	Words
Synonyms	bitstock
Type of	stock

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

two items of the same kind

Type	Words
Synonyms	couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
Type of	two, ii, deuce, 2
Has types	doubleton

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

Type	Words
Synonyms	braces, orthodontic braces
Type of	dental appliance

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

Type	Words
Synonyms	gallus, suspender
Type of	man's clothing

brace::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

cause to be alert and energetic

Type	Words
Synonyms	arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
Type of	affect
Has types	vivify, animate, cathect, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, quicken, reanimate, recreate, reinvigorate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify
Derivation	bracer

brace::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Type	Words
Synonyms	stabilise, stabilize, steady
Type of	beef up, strengthen, fortify
Has types	ballast, guy

brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

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

Type	Words
Type of	rope
Has types	royal brace

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

a support that steadies or strengthens something else

Type	Words
Type of	support, strengthener, reinforcement
Has types	ankle brace, skeg, back brace, neck brace, knee brace

he wore a brace on his knee.

brace::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

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

Type	Words
Type of	punctuation, punctuation mark

brace::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brace

/breɪs/

support by bracing

Type	Words
Type of	hold, sustain, support, hold up
Has types	tread
Derivation	bracing