a structural member used to stiffen a framework | great coolness and composure under strain |
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second |
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium |
a support that steadies or strengthens something else | |
elastic straps that hold trousers up | |
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 | |