tornapunta

Phonetic: "/bɹeɪs/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Armor for the arm; vambrace.

Definition: A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

Definition: A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

Definition: That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

Definition: A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.

Definition: A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.

Definition: The state of being braced or tight; tension.

Definition: Harness; warlike preparation.

Definition: A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.

Definition: A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.

Definition: A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

Definition: A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

Definition: The mouth of a shaft.

Definition: (chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.

Definition: (plural in North America, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.

Definition: Two goals scored by one player in a game.

Phonetic: "/bɹeɪs/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.

Example: All hands, brace for impact!

Definition: To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.

Example: He braced himself against the crowd.

Definition: To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.

Example: to brace the yards

Definition: To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.

Definition: To confront with questions, demands or requests.

Definition: To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.

Example: to brace a beam in a building

Definition: To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.

Example: to brace the nerves

Definition: To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.