brace
Meanings
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else;
- "he wore a brace on his knee"
- two items of the same kind
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
- "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
- support by bracing
- cause to be alert and energetic;
- BRACE v BRACED, BRACING, BRACES to support
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
brace is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbrace is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brace is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
brace is a valid Words With Friends word