A structural member used to stiffen a framework
English: brace, bracing
braceEnglish
brace, pair, arouse, bitstock, braces
Noun
A carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
English: brace, bitstock
An appliance that corrects dental irregularities
English: brace, braces, orthodontic braces
6 more noun senses
A support that steadies or strengthens something else
English: brace
Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
English: brace, suspender, gallus
Bahasa: tali bawat
A set of two similar things considered as a unit
English: pair, brace
Two items of the same kind
English: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
English: brace
Bahasa: penjepit
A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
English: brace
Bahasa: kait
Verb
Cause to be alert and energetic
English: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
Bahasa: menimbulkan, merangsang, membangkitkan, membangunkan, menggugah, menggairahkan, mengukuhkan, mencambuk
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
English: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise
Bahasa: memperkuat, menenangkan, meredakan, melegakan, mengukuhkan, menenteramkan, memperkukuh, memperteguh
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
English: brace, poise
Bahasa: mengukuhkan, memperkukuh
1 more verb senses
Support by bracing
English: brace
Bahasa: mengukuhkan, memperkukuh