[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.Synonyms: vise", "anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.", "Building Trades.a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework.Synonyms: strut , prop , stay", "Usuallybrac·es[].Orthodontics.an appliance made of metal or plastic, worn on the surface of the teeth to straighten them through gradual pressure:The patient needed a brace only on the upper teeth.I wore braces for several years.The patient needed a brace only on the upper teeth.", "Medicine/Medical.an appliance or compression sleeve for supporting a weak joint or joints.", "Printing. curly bracket(def) curly bracket(def).", "Music.connected staves one below the other, such as for different voices or instruments, or for left and right hand in keyboard music.", "brac·es[brey, -siz],Chiefly British. suspenders .", "a pair; couple:The hunter had a brace of hounds at his side.", "Also called bitbrace , bitstock .Machinery.a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling.", "Music.leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch.", "Nautical.(on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally.", "a protective band covering the wrist or lower part of the arm, especially one worn in archery to protect the bow hand from the snap of the bowstring.", "Military.a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace.Synonyms: prop , fortify , support", "to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact:He braces himself when the ship rolls. Brace yourself for some bad news.", "to make tight; increase the tension of.Synonyms: tense , tauten", "to act as a stimulant to.Synonyms: fortify", "Nautical.to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces.", "Military.to order (a subordinate) to assume and maintain a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Military.to assume a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Nautical.to brace (the yards of a square-rigged vessel) more nearly athwartships, as for running free."]}]