English dictionary
brace
nounPronunciation
bɹeɪs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework
noun
- a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
noun
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
noun
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else
noun
- elastic straps that hold trousers up
noun
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
noun
- either of two punctuation marks (‘{’ or ‘}’) used to enclose textual material
noun
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit
noun
- two items of the same kind
verb
- cause to be alert and energetic
verb
- support by bracing
verb
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
verb
- prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
Example sentences
he wore a brace on his knee
Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel