Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fix | Yes | No | Yes | No |
brace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fix (noun) | brace (noun) |
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the act of putting something in working order again | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear | a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring |
a determination of the place where something is | an appliance that corrects dental irregularities |
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug | a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
informal terms for a difficult situation | 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 |
fix (verb) | brace (verb) |
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make infertile | cause to be alert and energetic |
make fixed, stable or stationary | support by bracing |
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study | prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult |
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 |