- brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
--1 is a kind of dental appliance; support; strengthener, reinforcement; dental appliance; support; strengthener, reinforcement
--1 has particulars: ankle brace; back brace; knee brace; neck brace; skegDerived forms: verb brace3, verb brace2 - couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad - two items of the same kind
--2 is a kind of two, 2, II, deuce; two, 2, II, deuce
--2 has particulars: doubleton - pair, brace - a set of two similar things considered as a unit
--3 is a kind of set; set
--3 has particulars: Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum - brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
--4 is a kind of punctuation, punctuation mark; punctuation, punctuation mark
- brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
--5 is a kind of rope; rope
--5 has particulars: royal brace- brace, suspender, gallus - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
--6 is a kind of clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear; clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
--6 has parts: strap, shoulder strap- brace, braces - an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
--7 is a kind of dental appliance; dental appliance
- brace, bitstock - the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
--8 is a kind of stock; stock
--8 is a part of brace and bit- brace, bracing - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
--9 is a kind of structural member; strengthener, reinforcement; structural member; strengthener, reinforcement
--9 is a part of framework, frame, framing
--9 has particulars:crosspiece; gusset, gusset plate; guy, guy cable, guy rope; stay; stringer; strut; tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper Derived form: verb brace3 - brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
--1 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
--2 is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun brace1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- brace - support by bracing
--3 is one way to hold, support, sustain, hold up
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun brace1, noun brace9, noun bracing1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
--4 is one way to affect
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun bracer2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something