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English to English noun
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a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
• he wore a brace on his knee
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| 2 |
two items of the same kind | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
a set of two similar things considered as a unit | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it | source: wordnet30
| 6 |
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | source: wordnet30
| 8 |
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | source: wordnet30
| 9 |
a structural member used to stiffen a framework | source: wordnet30
| 10 |
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. | source: webster1913 verb
| 11 |
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |
• brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
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| 14 |
cause to be alert and energetic |
• Coffee and tea stimulate me
• This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
source: wordnet30
| 15 |
To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. | source: webster1913
| 16 |
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up. | source: webster1913
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