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Words people most associate with “brace”:

  1. teeth,
  2. yourself,
  3. face,
  4. let,
  5. bracelet

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Noun (9 meanings)

1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else.

brace

Example:
  • “he wore a brace on his knee”
brace is a type of:
types of brace:
  • ankle brace (noun) - a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
  • back brace (noun) - a brace worn to support the back
  • knee brace (noun) - a brace worn to strengthen the knee
  • neck brace (noun) - a brace worn to steady the neck
  • skeg (noun) - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
brace is derivationally related to:

2. two items of the same kind.

couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

brace is a type of:
  • two, 2, II, deuce (noun) - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
types of brace:
  • doubleton (noun) - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
parts of brace:
brace is derivationally related to:

3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit.

pair, brace

brace is a type of:
  • set (noun) - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
types of brace:
brace is derivationally related to:

4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material.

brace

brace is a type of:
  • punctuation, punctuation mark (noun) - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it.

brace

brace is a type of:
  • rope (noun) - a strong line
types of brace:

6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural).

brace, suspender, gallus

brace is a type of:
parts of brace:
  • strap, shoulder strap (noun) - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
brace is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - USAGE:

7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities.

brace, braces, orthodontic braces

brace is a type of:

8. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring.

brace, bitstock

brace is a type of:
  • stock (noun) - the handle end of some implements or tools
brace is a part of:
  • brace and bit (noun) - a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it

9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework.

brace, bracing

brace is a type of:
types of brace:
  • crosspiece (noun) - a transverse brace
  • gusset, gusset plate (noun) - a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
  • guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope (noun) - a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
  • stay (noun) - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
  • stringer (noun) - brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
  • strut (noun) - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
  • tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper (noun) - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
brace is a part of:
  • framework (noun) - a structure supporting or containing something
brace is derivationally related to:
  • to brace (verb) - support by bracing

Verb (4 meanings)

1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult.

to brace, poise

to brace is a way to:
ways to brace:
  • to steel, nerve (verb) - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
to brace is derivationally related to:

2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace.

to brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise

Example:
  • “brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel”
to brace is a way to:
ways to brace:
  • to ballast (verb) - make steady with a ballast
  • to guy (verb) - steady or support with a guy wire or cable
to brace is derivationally related to:
  • brace (noun) - a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  • stabilization, stabilisation (noun) - the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

3. support by bracing.

to brace

to brace is a way to:
ways to brace:
  • to tread (verb) - brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
to brace is derivationally related to:
  • brace, bracing (noun) - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
  • brace (noun) - a support that steadies or strengthens something else

4. cause to be alert and energetic.

to stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up

Examples:
  • “Coffee and tea stimulate me”,
  • “This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate”
to brace is the opposite of:
to brace is a way to:
  • to affect (verb) - act physically on
ways to brace:
to brace is derivationally related to:
  • energy, free energy (noun) - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
  • energy, vim, vitality (noun) - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  • stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant (noun) - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
  • stimulative (adjective) - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent