Definitions For Brace
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
- A support that steadies or strengthens something else
- 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 part that adds physical strength or support
- A device that supports a part of the body
- A device that is attached to teeth to make them straight
verb
- 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) for something unpleasant or difficult
- To get ready for something difficult or unpleasant ( chiefly US)
- To give added physical support or strength to (something)
- To support (yourself) by leaning against something or holding something
Is Brace a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11
The word Brace is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Brace in a Sentence
- He braced the gate with a piece of wood.
- Steel columns brace the structure.
- She braced herself with one hand and reached up with the other.
- We need to add some sort of brace to hold the shelf in place.
- He could walk with braces on his legs.
- She wears a back brace.