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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brace, braces, orthodontic bracesnoun

    an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

Wiktionary

  1. bracesnoun

    A device for straightening teeth.

    Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.

  2. bracesnoun

    handcuffs

    Yup, we put that dastardly villain in braces.

  3. bracesnoun

    The two keyboard symbols "{" and "}."

    Use double braces to invoke a template in Wikipedia.

  4. bracesnoun

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. braces

    Braces are orthodontic devices used in dentistry to align and straighten teeth, improve dental health, correct bite issues and fix gaps. They are typically composed of brackets attached to teeth, connected with a wire. Alternatively, in character formatting and coding, braces, also known as curly brackets {}, are used to group statements and define block of code. They are also used in mathematics and set theory to denote sets. It can also refer to a protective equipment used in sports to provide support to specific body parts such as knees or ankles.

Wikidata

  1. Braces

    The braces on a square-rigged ship are lines used to rotate the yards around the mast, to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind. The braces are fixed to the outer ends of the yards, and are led to the deck as far aft as possible, to allow the crew to haul on them. The lower yards' braces can usually run directly to the deck, but to do so with those higher up would mean that most of the force was pulling downwards rather than backwards. Instead, the braces for the upper yards run to another mast and thence to the deck. On the aftermost mast, this may mean they have to be led forwards instead of backwards. Braces from the aftermost mast that run to the very stern of the ship often pass through blocks attached to short outriggers projecting from the side of the ship in order to improve their lead. These projections are called bumkins and can be seen in the picture. In many ways, braces are the equivalent of a modern yacht's sheets. However, where adjusting a sail on a yacht is a simple operation performed often, tacking or wearing ship using the braces usually requires the entire crew to be called to "bracing stations". This is because the braces carry heavy loads but have few blocks and hence each one needs many people hauling, and because most ships with braces have many sails and hence many such teams. For this reason, all manoeuvres require plenty of notice and routine course changes may be planned well in advance for a time when as few of the crew as possible wish to be asleep.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Braces

    Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. (Dorland, 28th ed)

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  1. cabers

  2. scrabe

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of braces in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of braces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of braces in a Sentence

  1. Ken Dodd:

    I did 25 minutes running on the spot this morning - I had my braces caught in the banister

  2. Arnold Bennett:

    The real tradegy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.

  3. John Ruskin:

    Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, and snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

  4. Ariel Winter:

    I think, Rico [ Rodriguez [, Nolan and I changed a lot over 11 years... I especially hated the year I had braces, i do have to say, it was a really awkward year for me because I also went through puberty that summer... once we wrapped, I had other things.

  5. Dominic L. Mascara:

    The rules of perception in show business were broken: if they're Black then it's a gang; if Italian it's the mob; but if they're Jewish then it's a coincidence and you should never speak about it. — Dave Chappelle (Never say never. — Dom Mascara) Contract negotiation is like braces: it sucks the entire time and then as soon as you get them off, you forget you ever had them. Richard Sherman

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