braces
/ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
braces is the plural of brace.
braces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brace.
Noun
braces pl (plural only)
- A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
- Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.
- Synonyms:
- dental braces
- Handcuffs.
- We put that villain in braces.
- Synonyms:
- manacles
- A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off.
- Everyone seemed to think the suspender boom would drop like the proverbial fireman’s pants when the ‘80s ended. But here we are in the ‘90s, and suspenders (or “braces,” as they are called in better men’s clothing stores) are still holding up the pants on millions of beltless men. […] [T]oday, many...1993 August 27, John Morell, “Brace Yourselves, Guys: Suspenders Are Not Meant to Be Seen”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
- Synonyms:
- suspenders
Meaning of brace
Noun
brace (plural braces)
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- a brace and bit
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- And I am of opinion, that the moſt frequent cauſe of Deafneſs is to be attributed to the Laxneſs of the Tympanum, vvhen it has loſt its Brace or Tenſion by ſome irregularity in the Figure of thoſe Bones, or defect in that Muſcle: […]1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC, page...
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- ’Tis a Pageant / To keepe vs in falſe gaze, when we conſider / Th’importancie of Cyprus to the Turke; / And let our ſelues againe but vnderſtand, / That as it more concerne the Turke then Rhodes, / So may he with more facile queſtion beare it, / For that it ſtands not in ſuch Warrelike brace, / But...c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
Proper noun capitalized: Braces
Braces
- plural of Brace
Synonyms of braces
- dental braces
- manacles
- suspenders
Words formed from braces
Phrases with braces
- braces by
- braces in
- braces up
- neck braces
- angle braces
- braces aback
- braces about
- braces sharp
- cross braces
- curly braces
- wheel braces
- belts and braces
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with braces
1 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about braces
- What does braces mean?
- Braces means a device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
- What is braces the plural of?
- Braces is the plural of brace.
- What part of speech is braces?
- Braces can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce braces?
- Braces is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/.
Words near braces in the dictionary
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