| NOUN | artifact | brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
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| quantity | brace, couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad | two items of the same kind | |
| group | brace, pair | a set of two similar things considered as a unit | |
| communication | brace | either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material | |
| artifact | brace | a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it | |
| artifact | brace, suspender, gallus | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | |
| artifact | brace, braces, orthodontic braces | an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | |
| artifact | brace, bitstock | a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | |
| artifact | brace, bracing | a structural member used to stiffen a framework | |
| VERB | emotion | brace, poise | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult |
| contact | brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace | |
| contact | brace | support by bracing | |
| body | brace, stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up | cause to be alert and energetic |
| Sounds | brey's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys... | |
| Meaning | A support that steadies or strengthens something else. | |
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| Example | "he wore a brace on his knee" | |
| Narrower | ankle brace | A brace worn to strengthen the ankle |
| back brace | A brace worn to support the back | |
| knee brace | A brace worn to strengthen the knee | |
| neck brace | A brace worn to steady the neck | |
| skeg | A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost | |
| Broader | strengthener, reinforcement | A device designed to provide additional strength |
| support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing | |
| Spanish | abrazadera | |
| Catalan | abraçadora | |
| Verbs | brace | support by bracing |
| brace | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace | |
| Meaning | Two items of the same kind. | |
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| Synonyms | couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad | |
| Parts | mate, fellow | One of a pair |
| Narrower | doubleton | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| Broader | two, 2, II, deuce | The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number |
| Spanish | dúo, pareja, par, tándem | |
| Catalan | duo, parella, parell | |
| Meaning | A set of two similar things considered as a unit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pair | |
| Narrower | Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum | Any two people who are hard to tell apart |
| Broader | set | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
| Spanish | par | |
| Catalan | parell | |
| Meaning | Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material. | |
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| Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| Spanish | llave | |
| Catalan | clau | |
| Meaning | A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it. | |
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| Narrower | royal brace | A brace to secure the royal mast |
| Broader | rope | A strong line |
| Spanish | braza | |
| Catalan | braça | |
| Meaning | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural). | |
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| Synonyms | suspender, gallus | |
| Parts | strap, shoulder strap | A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
| Broader | man's clothing | clothing that is designed / designed for men to wear |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | tirantes | |
| Catalan | elàstics | |
| Meaning | An appliance that corrects dental irregularities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | braces, orthodontic braces | |
| Broader | dental appliance | A device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
| Spanish | aparato de ortodoncia, aparato, aparatos, corrector, frenillo, freno, ortodoncia fija, tirantes | |
| Catalan | aparell d'ortodòncia, aparells, ferros | |
| Meaning | A carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring. | |
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| Synonym | bitstock | |
| Part of | brace and bit | A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it |
| Broader | stock | The handle end of some implements or tools |
| Spanish | abrazadera | |
| Catalan | abraçadora, filaberquí | |
| Meaning | A structural member used to stiffen a framework. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bracing | |
| Part of | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
| Narrower | crosspiece | A transverse brace |
| gusset, gusset plate | A metal plate used to strengthen a joist | |
| guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope | A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) | |
| stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | |
| stringer | brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull | |
| strut | brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression | |
| tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper | One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track | |
| Broader | strengthener, reinforcement | A device designed to provide additional strength |
| structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building | |
| Spanish | riostra | |
| Verbs | brace | support by bracing |
| Meaning | Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | poise | |
| Narrower | steel, nerve | Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant |
| Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| Meaning | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" | |
| Synonyms | steady, stabilize, stabilise | |
| Narrower | ballast | make steady with a ballast |
| guy | steady or support with a guy wire or cable | |
| Broader | strengthen, beef up, fortify | make strong or stronger |
| Spanish | afianzar, estabilizar | |
| Catalan | afermar, estabilitzar | |
| Nouns | brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
| Meaning | support by bracing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Narrower | tread | brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center |
| Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
| Spanish | reforzar | |
| Nouns | brace, bracing | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
| brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else | |
| Meaning | Cause to be alert and energetic. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up | |
| Narrower | animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify | Give new life or energy to |
| cathect | inject with libidinal energy | |
| enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | make lively / lively | |
| invigorate, reinvigorate | Impart vigor, strength, or vitality to | |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | de-energize, de-energise | deprive of energy |
| sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise | Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | |
| Spanish | energizar, estimular, excitar, incentivar, suscitar, vigorizarse, vigorizar | |
| Catalan | estimular, excitar, incentivar, suscitar, vigoritzar-se, vigoritzar | |
| Nouns | bracer | a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) |
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