Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly |
Brace (n.) A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum. |
Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight |
Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure |
Brace (n.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together |
Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally |
Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc. |
Brace (n.) A pair |
Brace (n.) Straps or bands to sustain trousers |
Brace (n.) Harness |
Brace (n.) Armor for the arm |
Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft. |
Brace (v. t.) To furnish with braces |
Brace (v. t.) To draw tight |
Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely |
Brace (v. t.) To place in a position for resisting pressure |
Brace (v. t.) To move around by means of braces |
Brace (v. i.) To get tone or vigor |
Bracket (n.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same |
Bracket (n.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles. |
Bracket (n.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support. |
Bracket (n.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage. |
Bracket (n.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes |
Bracket (n.) A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like. |
Bracket (v. t.) To place within brackets |
Closing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Close |
Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. |
Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive. |
Curly (a.) Curling or tending to curl |
Left (imp. & p. p.) of Leave |
Left (imp. & p. p.) of Leave. |
Left (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side |
Left (n.) That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned |
Left (n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition |
Left-hand (a.) Situated on the left |
Left-handed (a.) Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right |
Left-handed (a.) Clumsy |
Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front |
Left-handedness (n.) Alt. of Left-handiness |
Left-handiness (n.) The state or quality of being left-handed |
Left-off (a.) Laid aside |
Opening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Open |
Opening (n.) The act or process of opening |
Opening (n.) A place which is open |
Opening (n.) Hence: A vacant place |
Opening (n.) A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest |
Still-closing (a.) Ever closing. |
Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise. |
finale close closing curtain finis | the concluding part of any performance |
completion culmination closing windup mop up | a concluding action |
closure closedown closing shutdown | termination of operations, they regretted the closure of the day care center |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
bank closing | act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure |
first step initiative opening move opening | the first of a series of actions |
closing closure | approaching a particular destination, a coming closer, a narrowing of a gap, the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
opening | the act of opening something, the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door |
shutting closing | the act of closing something |
left | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east, take a left at the corner |
opening | becoming open or being made open, the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for |
opening chess opening | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess, he memorized all the important chess openings |
left field leftfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) |
isolation closing off | the act of isolating something, setting something apart from others |
angle bracket angle iron | an L-shaped metal bracket |
ankle brace | a brace worn to strengthen the ankle |
back brace | a brace worn to support the back |
brace bracing | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
brace bitstock | a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring |
brace braces orthodontic braces | an appliance that corrects dental irregularities |
brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else, he wore a brace on his knee |
brace suspender gallus | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) |
brace | a rope on a squareigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it |
brace and bit | a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it |
brace wrench | a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head |
bracket wall bracket | a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) |
checkroom left-luggage office | a room where baggage or parcels are checked |
gas bracket | a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall |
hatchway opening scuttle | an entrance equipped with a hatch, especially a passageway between decks of a ship |
knee brace | a brace worn to strengthen the knee |
left field leftfield left | the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left, the batter flied out to left |
neck neck opening | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer, a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
neck brace | a brace worn to steady the neck |
opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made, they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door |
royal brace | a brace to secure the royal mast |
shelf bracket | a bracket to support a shelf |
left-handedness sinistrality | preference for using the left hand |
orifice opening porta | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity, the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
left coronary artery | arises from the left aortic sinus, supplies the left side of the heart |
left gastric artery arteria gastrica sinistra | a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus |
left gastric vein vena gastrica sinistra | arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia, runs in the lesser omentum, empties into the portal vein |
oblique vein of the left atrium vena obliqua atrii sinistri | a tributary of the coronary sinus, on the posterior wall of the left atrium |
posterior vein of the left ventricle vena posterior ventriculi sinistri | arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus |
left ventricle | the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta |
left atrium left atrium of the heart atrium sinistrum | the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins |
mitral valve bicuspid valve left atrioventricular valve | valve with two cusps, situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
left hemisphere left brain | the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body |
left left hand | the hand that is on the left side of the body, jab with your left |
possibility possible action opening | a possible alternative, bankruptcy is always a possibility |
opening line | the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story) |