braced | ||
1. | [ adjective ] positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger | |
Examples: | "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced" |
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Related terms: | prepared | |
2. | [ adjective ] held up by braces or buttresses | |
Synonyms: | buttressed | |
Related terms: | supported | |
Similar spelling: |
bracted broached breasted breached brocket brocade bracket brushed bruised Brockett brocaded Brackett braised bracteal bract Bruchidae brocadopa breakdown bracteole bracteate breast Brecht Bracht |