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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
Bracts
- noun - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Brahms
- noun - German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
- the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"
Braids
- noun - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
- form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"
- make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
- trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
Brails
- noun - a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
- haul fish aboard with brails
- take in a sail with a brail
Brains
- noun - hit on the head
- kill by smashing someone's skull
- mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius";
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
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"
Brands
- noun - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- a name given to a product or service
- a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
- a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
- burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
- identification mark on skin, made by burning
- mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
- mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
Branks
- - A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
Brants
- noun - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward