Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nerve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
brace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nerve (noun) | brace (noun) |
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the courage to carry on | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
impudent aggressiveness | a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring |
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body | 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 |
nerve (verb) | brace (verb) |
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get ready for something difficult or unpleasant | 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 |