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braces
noun as in handcuffs
noun as in suspenders
Weak match
Example Sentences
Discovery reported a $148 million loss in the third quarter, hitting a sour note as the company began fielding interest from would-be buyers as Hollywood braces for a transforming deal.
He also envisions a novel structural system: divide the building into eight-story modules, where the loads of each module are transferred by diagonal braces to the main columns.
Math teacher Cara Bearden braces herself for any equation that yields the two numbers, knowing her students will immediately scream them right back at her.
He has braces on his teeth, blond hair cut in the middle and hints on his chin that he might one day need to shave.
Hong Kong has shut schools and some businesses, while the airport will ground most flights from Tuesday evening as the city braces for a super typhoon - the strongest storm of the year so far.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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