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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) brace (a support that steadies or strengthens something else) "he wore a brace on his knee"
S: (n) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad (two items of the same kind)
S: (n) pair, brace (a set of two similar things considered as a unit)
S: (n) brace (either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material)
S: (n) brace (a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it)
S: (n) brace, suspender, gallus (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))
S: (n) brace, braces, orthodontic braces (an appliance that corrects dental irregularities)
S: (n) brace, bitstock (a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring)
S: (n) brace, bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

S: (v) brace, poise (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
S: (v) brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise (support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace) "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
S: (v) brace (support by bracing)
S: (v) stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up (cause to be alert and energetic) "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"