Noun

• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:04::) (a support that steadies or strengthens something else) "he wore a brace on his knee"
• S: (n) couple (couple%1:23:00::), pair (pair%1:23:00::), twosome (twosome%1:23:00::), twain (twain%1:23:00::), brace (brace%1:23:00::), span (span%1:23:02::), yoke (yoke%1:23:00::), couplet (couplet%1:23:00::), distich (distich%1:23:00::), duo (duo%1:23:00::), duet (duet%1:23:00::), dyad (dyad%1:23:00::), duad (duad%1:23:00::) (two items of the same kind)
• S: (n) pair (pair%1:14:01::), brace (brace%1:14:00::) (a set of two similar things considered as a unit)
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:10:00::) (either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material)
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:06::) (a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it)
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:05::), suspender (suspender%1:06:00::), gallus (gallus%1:06:00::) (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:03::), braces (braces%1:06:02::), orthodontic braces (orthodontic_braces%1:06:00::) (an appliance that corrects dental irregularities)
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:01::), bitstock (bitstock%1:06:00::) (a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring)
• S: (n) brace (brace%1:06:00::), bracing (bracing%1:06:00::) (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

Verb

• S: (v) brace (brace%2:37:00::), poise (poise%2:37:00::) (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
• S: (v) brace (brace%2:35:01::), steady (steady%2:35:00::), stabilize (stabilize%2:35:02::), stabilise (stabilise%2:35:02::) (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 (brace%2:35:00::) (support by bracing)
• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:29:00::), arouse (arouse%2:29:00::), brace (brace%2:29:00::), energize (energize%2:29:00::), energise (energise%2:29:00::), perk up (perk_up%2:29:01::) (cause to be alert and energetic) "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"