Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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brace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fix | Yes | No | Yes | No |
brace (noun) | fix (noun) |
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework | the act of putting something in working order again |
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear |
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | a determination of the place where something is |
a support that steadies or strengthens something else | something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug |
elastic straps that hold trousers up | informal terms for a difficult situation |
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it | |
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material | |
a set of two similar things considered as a unit | |
two items of the same kind |
brace (verb) | fix (verb) |
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cause to be alert and energetic | make infertile |
support by bracing | make fixed, stable or stationary |
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken |
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study |
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | |
decide upon or fix definitely | |
take vengeance on or get even | |
cause to be firmly attached | |
put (something somewhere) firmly | |
prepare for eating by applying heat | |
set or place definitely | |
to be about to do something | |
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means |