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3. brace
verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult.
Etymology
- brace (English)
- brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- bracchia (Latin)
4. brace
verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brace (English)
- brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- bracchia (Latin)
5. brace
verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] support by bracing.
Etymology
- brace (English)
- brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- bracchia (Latin)
6. brace
noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a support that steadies or strengthens something else.
Synonyms
Etymology
- brace (English)
- brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- bracchia (Latin)
7. brace
noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring.
Etymology
- brace (English)
- brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- bracchia (Latin)
8. knee
noun. ['ˈniː'] hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
Synonyms
Etymology
- knee (English)
- kne (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cneo (Old English (ca. 450-1100))