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Noun
- 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
- elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- 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
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- he wore a brace on his knee
Verb
- cause to be alert and energetic
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult