| brace | (noun) a structural member used to stiffen a framework | Synonyms: bracing |
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| (noun) a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | Synonyms: bitstock |
| (noun) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | Synonyms: braces, orthodontic braces |
| (noun) a support that steadies or strengthens something else | - |
| (noun) elastic straps that hold trousers up | Synonyms: gallus, suspender |
| (noun) a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it | - |
| (noun) either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material | - |
| (noun) a set of two similar things considered as a unit | Synonyms: pair |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (verb) cause to be alert and energetic | Synonyms: arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate |
| (verb) support by bracing | - |
| (verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | Synonyms: stabilise, stabilize, steady |
| (verb) prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | Synonyms: poise |
| disgrace | (noun) a state of dishonor | Synonyms: ignominy, shame |
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| (verb) damage the reputation of | Synonyms: discredit |
| (verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: degrade, demean, put down, take down |
| (verb) bring shame or dishonor upon | Synonyms: attaint, dishonor, dishonour, shame |
| embrace | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embracement, embracing |
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| (noun) a close affectionate and protective acceptance | Synonyms: bosom |
| (noun) the state of taking in or encircling | - |
| (verb) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | Synonyms: adopt, espouse, sweep up |
| (verb) hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | Synonyms: bosom, hug, squeeze |
| (verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | Synonyms: comprehend, cover, encompass |
| footrace | (noun) a race run on foot | Synonyms: foot race, run |
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| grace | (noun) a sense of propriety and consideration for others | Synonyms: seemliness |
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| (noun) elegance and beauty of movement or expression | Synonyms: gracility |
| (noun) (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God | Synonyms: free grace, grace of God |
| (noun) a disposition to kindness and compassion | Synonyms: good will, goodwill |
| (noun) a short prayer of thanks before a meal | Synonyms: blessing, thanksgiving |
| (noun) (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence | Synonyms: saving grace, state of grace |
| (noun) a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor | Synonyms: grace period |
| (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | Synonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament |
| (verb) be beautiful to look at | Synonyms: adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish |
| headrace | (noun) a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine | - |
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| millrace | (noun) a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel | Synonyms: millrun |
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| race | (noun) a canal for a current of water | Synonyms: raceway |
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| (noun) a contest of speed | - |
| (noun) any competition | - |
| (noun) people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock | - |
| (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | Synonyms: subspecies |
| (noun) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | Synonyms: airstream, backwash, slipstream, wash |
| (verb) compete in a race | Synonyms: run |
| (verb) move hurridly | Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it |
| (verb) cause to move fast or to rush or race | Synonyms: rush |
| (verb) to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others | - |
| rerebrace | (noun) cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm | Synonyms: upper cannon |
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| retrace | (verb) reassemble mentally | Synonyms: construct, reconstruct |
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| (verb) to go back over again | Synonyms: trace |
| scapegrace | (noun) a reckless and unprincipled reprobate | Synonyms: black sheep |
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| tailrace | (noun) a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine | - |
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| terrace | (noun) usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | Synonyms: patio |
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| (noun) a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face) | - |
| (noun) a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) | Synonyms: bench |
| (verb) make into terraces as for cultivation | - |
| (verb) provide (a house) with a terrace | Synonyms: terrasse |
| trace | (noun) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image | Synonyms: tracing |
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| (noun) either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | - |
| (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, tincture, vestige |
| (noun) a suggestion of some quality | Synonyms: ghost, touch |
| (noun) a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | - |
| (noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: hint, suggestion, tint |
| (verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | Synonyms: follow |
| (verb) read with difficulty | Synonyms: decipher |
| (verb) make a mark or lines on a surface | Synonyms: delineate, describe, draw, line |
| (verb) copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of | - |
| (verb) pursue or chase relentlessly | Synonyms: hound, hunt |
| (verb) to go back over again | Synonyms: retrace |
| (verb) make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along | - |
| (verb) discover traces of | - |
| unbrace | (verb) remove a brace or braces from | - |
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| (verb) remove from tension | - |
| (verb) undo the ties of | Synonyms: unlace, untie |
| vambrace | (noun) cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm | Synonyms: lower cannon |
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