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


Scrabble Score: 9

brace is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

brace 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