Index of English words, starting with "br"

(1) - Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.
(2) - Brace (n.) A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
(3) - Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.
(4) - Brace (n.) 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.
(5) - Brace (n.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
(6) - Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
(7) - Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
(8) - Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
(9) - Brace (n.) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
(10) - Brace (v. i.) To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
(11) - Brace (n.) Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
(12) - Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.
(13) - Brace (v. t.) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
(14) - Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
(15) - Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
(16) - Brace (v. t.) To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
(17) - Brace (v. t.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
(18) - Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.

(1) - Bracelet (n.) A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
(2) - Bracelet (n.) An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.

(1) - Bracer (n.) A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
(2) - Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart.
(3) - Bracer (n.) That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.