Braces

What do we mean by braces?

Armor for the arm; vambrace.

A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.

A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.

The state of being braced or tight; tension.

Harness; warlike preparation.

A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.

A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

The mouth of a shaft.

(chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.

(plural in North America, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.

Two goals scored by one player in a game.

Big metal torture devices that dentists use for entertainment Urban Dictionary

It's a normal, calm day until you visit the dentist. They give you the horrible news- you need braces. First you have to put these little things in between your teeth. Then you have to take mold and x-rays and get on these little metal torture devices, hand made by Satan and shipped from hell itself. After two years of them being tightened and getting screamed at by your orthodonist (unless you get a not demon-possessed one), you get them off. "YAY!" you think, until they hand you your retainer, which is a pain to make sure you don't lose it whe you take it off to eat and you have to make sure to wear it or else it won't fit anymore. In short, braces are the worse things I've ever had the displeasure to wear. Urban Dictionary

Legal form of child torture. Urban Dictionary

1. Horrible, painful metal contraptions that are placed on your teeth by people with no sense of humor and a love of seeing kids in pain (called "orthodontists"). 2. A combination of metal wires, brackets and teeny rubber bands that sap you of the ability to talk normally, eat candy, get a date, and wake up without a checker pattern etched into your gums. 3. A device placed on the teeth that leaves you crying every 6 weeks as you leave the orthodontist because they say you won't get them off for another few months (yet, you're still "almost there!") Urban Dictionary

Metal brackets on each tooth which where hand made by demons...food gets stuck in the brackets and when u try to get them out with your tounge it looks wierd to other people and it cuts your tounge more than a knife can Urban Dictionary

An excuse for girls to get out of giving blowjobs. Urban Dictionary

Hitler's last Vengance weapon, codenamed Kindzahnfolterung or Child Teeth Torture. He sent Himmler, Head of the SS to an underground lab to design them. Then plans were shipped to America where spies got them patented. Hitler also designed pallet expanders and another, much worse device... Thankfully, American Troops stopped the production of this last torture.... Urban Dictionary

Metal brackets worn in your mouth to fix crooked teeth. Not fun to wear but once they come off you will be greatful you ever got them. Urban Dictionary

A dental applicance worn for 2 - 6 years glued onto your teeth by an orthodontist. Usually associated with more annoying or painful appliances, such as elastics, retainers, etc. You can't eat your favorite foods, they cut your mouth after a while, and hurt when tightened. They are overpriced, and the only advantage is that your teeth are straighter... Until you stop wearing the retainer they give you, which makes you have not straight teeth anymore >:( Urban Dictionary

Medieval Torture Devices that prevent you from both eating properly and speaking. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to braces:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word braces:
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Words that rhyme with braces:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe braces:
curly, diagonal, arched, long, main, horizontal, curved, wooden, wind, knee, heavy, cross, short, counter, back, temporary, functional, vertical, longitudinal, red, lateral, lower, inclined, dental, prophylactic, additional, shoulder, weather, spinal, thorough, orthodontic, square, orthopedic, arch, metal, top, upper, double, rigid, bottom, triangular, iron, external, starboard, elastic, cusped, straight, inner, shaped, royal, sway, extra, inch, jack, oblique, adjustable, embroidered, outside, plastic, foot, interior, corner, front, broken, suitable, corrective, mizzen, rear, flat, inside, bilateral, intermediate, light.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective braces:
approach, man, rest.

Consonant match to braces:
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Words that sound like braces:
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