Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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steady | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
brace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
steady (noun) | brace (noun) |
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a person loved by another person | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | |
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 |
steady (adjective) | brace (adjective) |
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not subject to change or variation especially in behavior | |
relating to a person who does something regularly | |
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | |
securely in position; not shaky | |
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | |
not easily excited or upset |
steady (verb) | brace (verb) |
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make steady | cause to be alert and energetic |
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | 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 |
steady (adverb) | brace (adverb) |
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in a steady manner |