branches
N
plural for "branch"
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English Definitions
bra
N
an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
N
a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
V
argue over petty things
brace
N
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
brace
N
two items of the same kind
brace
N
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
brace
N
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
brace
N
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
brace
N
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
brace
N
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
brace
N
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
brace
N
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
brace
V
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace
V
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
brace
V
support by bracing
brace
V
cause to be alert and energetic
N
a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
V
prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
N
a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
braced
held up by braces or buttresses
bracelet
N
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
bracelet
N
jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
N
small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
N
a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
bracer
N
a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
bracero
N
a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
braces
N
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
brachial
of or relating to an arm
N
the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
N
a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
N
two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
V
swing from one hold to the next
brachiate
having widely spreading paired branches
brachiate
having arms or armlike appendages
N
swinging by the arms from branch to branch
N
veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins
N
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
brachiopod
of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
N
marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
N
(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
brachycephalic
N
an adult with a short broad head
brachycephalic
having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
N
the quality of being brachycephalic
N
the quality of being brachycephalic
N
Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
N
south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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