brace

What does brace mean?

• noun

  a structural member used to stiffen a framework

• noun

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

• noun

  a support that steadies or strengthens something else

• noun

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

• verb

  support by bracing

• noun

  a set of two similar things considered as a unit

• verb

  prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

• noun

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

• noun

  two items of the same kind

• noun

  an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• noun

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

• verb

  cause to be alert and energetic

• verb

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

Anagrams of brace