brace

brace has 31 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• n.. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
• n.. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
• n.. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
• n.. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
• n.. A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
• n.. A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
• n.. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
• n.. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.
• n.. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
• n.. Harness; warlike preparation.
• n.. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
• n.. The mouth of a shaft.