name
Meaning 1
plural of Brace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
braces
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪsɪz
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CMU ARPABET: B R EY1 S AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: B R EY1 S IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of brace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: orthodontics
Examples
- Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Handcuffs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural, plural-only
Examples
- We put that villain in braces.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suspenders
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of brace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brace, orthodontic braces
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dental appliance
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُقَوَّم أَسْنَان (muqawwam ʔasnān) — device for straightening teeth
- Bulgarian: брекети (breketi) — device for straightening teeth
- Bulgarian: шини (šini) — device for straightening teeth
- Bulgarian: ско́ба (skóba) — device for straightening teeth
- Catalan: ferros — device for straightening teeth
- Catalan: aparell dental — device for straightening teeth
- Chinese Cantonese: 牙箍 (ngaa4 ku1) — device for straightening teeth
- Chinese Mandarin: 牙套 (yátào) — device for straightening teeth
- Chinese Mandarin: 牙齒矯正器 /牙齿矫正器 (yáchǐ jiǎozhèngqì) — device for straightening teeth
- Czech: rovnátka — device for straightening teeth
- Danish: bøjle — device for straightening teeth
- Danish: tandbøjle — device for straightening teeth
- Dutch: beugel — device for straightening teeth
- Finnish: hammasraudat — device for straightening teeth
- Finnish: raudat — device for straightening teeth
- French: appareil dentaire — device for straightening teeth
- French: appareil — device for straightening teeth
- French: appareil orthodontique — device for straightening teeth
- French: faux-palais — device for straightening teeth
- German: Zahnspange — device for straightening teeth
- Hungarian: fogszabályzó — device for straightening teeth
- Indonesian: kawat gigi — device for straightening teeth
- Indonesian: behel — device for straightening teeth
- Inuktitut: ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑎᕈᑏᑦ (aaqkittirotiit) — device for straightening teeth
- Irish: teanntáin fiacla — device for straightening teeth
- Italian: apparecchio (per i denti) — device for straightening teeth
- Italian: apparecchio ortodontico — device for straightening teeth
- Japanese: 歯列矯正器 (shiretsu kyōseiki) — device for straightening teeth
- Japanese: ブレース (burēsu) — device for straightening teeth
- Lithuanian: breketai — device for straightening teeth
- Macedonian: проте́за (protéza) — device for straightening teeth
- Malay: pendakap gigi — device for straightening teeth
- Mongolian: шүдний аппарат (šüdnii apparat) — device for straightening teeth
- Norwegian Bokmål: regulering — device for straightening teeth
- Polish: aparat ortodontyczny, aparat na zęby — device for straightening teeth
- Portuguese: aparelho — device for straightening teeth
- Portuguese: aparelho de dente — device for straightening teeth
- Romanian: aparat — device for straightening teeth
- Romanian: aparat dentar — device for straightening teeth
- Russian: бре́кеты (brɛ́kety) — device for straightening teeth
- Serbo-Croatian: проте́за — device for straightening teeth
- Serbo-Croatian: protéza — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: frenillo — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: freno — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: aparato — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: ortodoncia — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: brackets — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: aparato dental — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: apliques ortodóncicos — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: apliques dentales — device for straightening teeth
- Spanish: frenillos — device for straightening teeth
- Swedish: tandställning — device for straightening teeth
- Tagalog: pabakal — device for straightening teeth
- Thai: เหล็กดัด (lèk-dàt) — device for straightening teeth
- Vietnamese: niềng (răng) — device for straightening teeth
- Welsh: weiren ddanedd — device for straightening teeth
- Welsh: ffrâm ddannedd — device for straightening teeth
Real reading context