n.
1.a support that steadies or strengthens something else
2.two items of the same kind
3.a set of two similar things considered as a unit
4.either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
5.a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
6.elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
7.an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
8.the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
9.a structural member used to stiffen a framework brace v.
1.prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
2.support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
3.support by bracing
4.cause to be alert and energetic
Idiom of the Day
bowl (someone) over or bowl over (someone)
to surprise or overwhelm someone
The salesman bowled me over with his sales talk.
