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Braces
- noun - a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- support by bracing
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
- two items of the same kind
Braked
- verb - cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
- stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
Brakes
- noun - a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
- a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
- any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"
- cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
- large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
- stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
Braved
- verb - face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
Braves
- noun - a North American Indian warrior
- face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
- people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
Brayed
- verb - braying characteristic of donkeys
- laugh loudly and harshly
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Brayer
- - An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
Brazed
- verb - solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point