Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of brace.
- n. orthodontics A device for straightening teeth.
- n. dated handcuffs
- n. UK A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Examples
“Woo I found out that my braces will be taken off on March which is in 5 months!!! thats only 19 months of braces~.”
“As Britain braces itself for the fallout, we take a 235-mile journey across the country, from an impoverished town in Lancashire to a wealthy one in Surrey, and hear Britons of all hues voice their fears and apprehensions over what lies in store”
“Having one family member currently in braces, and two others about to get them, and rather counting on the willingness of the orthodontist to alllow me to pay over time, I await with open arms this latest effort by My National Government to protect me from myself.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could Senator Dodd’s Consumer Protection Bureau Regulate Dentists?
“I am doomed to years of music practice, trying to draw inspiration from some tubby old Nazi in braces and knee-high socks.”
“A choice of required parameters appear in braces separated by vertical bars.”
“Thus, the fore-braces run to the top of the forecastle, the main - braces to the top of the 'midship-house, and the mizzen-braces to the poop.”
“And she just got braces, which is good, because she looks like a kid and she was getting ... she's starting to look too old for me.”
The Huffington Post: First Parents Let Details Slip About First Daughters' White House Lives (VIDEO)
“The dental college will take me as a patient, if I want to pay the discounted amount for braces, which is still unaffordable.”
The Twisted Logic of Medical Insurance Companies: My Personal Battle
“My braces were a part of me and they were just ripped out of my mouth like a popcorn kernal.”
“The braces are the ropes secured to the ends of the yards, leading down to the deck, directly, or to a mast first, and thence below, by which the yards and the sails attached to them are hauled round so as to take the wind.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘braces’.
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Steampunk
Words used quite often in steampunk
ansible, airship, chymical, valve, clockwork, dirigible, thaumaturgy, copper, bronze, difference engine, gear, rivets and 521 more...
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the teen years
inspired by mopery
angst in your pants, hair mascara, taking nine inch ..., 'in love' with 10..., my internet frien..., muffin top, theatre kids, trenchcoat in gym..., shades indoors, pathetic hooky, jesus, mom!, poutine and 43 more...
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Words grabbed from real life conversa...
If I've seen it, heard it, or marvelled at it, I'll stick it here.
cruft, ermine, redundant, shakespearean, camino, marvelous, stupendous, chagrin, shaven, sleek, smug, stillness and 325 more...
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ulyssean
... as in "by James Joyce"
stately, plump, aloft, gurgling, untonsured, chrysostomos, jowl, parapet, jesuit, indigestion, scutter, noserag and 688 more...
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and Bristol fashion
being items related to boats, ships, sailing, nautical and naval lore &c.
sloop, frigate, brigantine, brig, grog, schooner, rig, sail, canvas, jib, forestay, cutter and 150 more...
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Spam Names
Interesting words that came to me in spam emails in the "From" field. Read in pairs by order added, add the initial of your choice, and you'll get a list of "names."
menominee, burbled, abrasives, barrister, unfortunates, strolls, appareled, uncles, removal, elusive, significance, described and 180 more...
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the worshipful company of haberdashers
NB: this list being not limited to haberdashery in the strictest sense, but also including items of the milliner's trade, the mercer's trade, and the tailor's trade, it is to be noted that I just r...
button, ribbon, damask, silk, satin, wool, gabardine, felt, trilby, haberdashery, velvet, linen and 138 more...
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chiefly british
windlestraw, boffin, poppet, bloody, motorway, telly, git, tyre, windscreen, zebra crossing, panda car, lorry and 61 more...
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Found In Pairs
objects that are often, or at least can be, referred to in pairs
scissors, steps, compasses, shoes, socks, glasses, binoculars, scales, gloves, earrings, cufflinks, panties and 35 more...
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Nerdy
pocket protector, glasses, braces, klingon, name tags, dictionaries
Tweets
Looking for tweets for braces.
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