Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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brace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
two | Yes | Yes | No | No |
brace (noun) | two (noun) |
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework | one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots |
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number |
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | |
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 |
brace (adjective) | two (adjective) |
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being one more than one |
brace (verb) | two (verb) |
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cause to be alert and energetic | |
support by bracing | |
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | |
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult |