Braces vs. Suspender

A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.

One, such as a hook, that suspends something else.

A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.

An often elastic strap worn over the shoulder, usually in pairs, to hold up a pair of pants.

Braces Chiefly British Suspenders.

Suspenders A pair of such straps.

An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, or hold a bodily part in the correct position.

Chiefly British A garter.

Often braces A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.

Something or someone who suspends.

An extremely stiff, erect posture.

(US) An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.

A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor.

(British) An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.

A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an archer.

One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.

(Nautical)A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a square-rigged ship.

Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

A cranklike handle with an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit.

(Music)A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum.

A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs.

A set of staffs connected in this way.

A symbol, { or }, enclosing two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit.

(Mathematics)Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square brackets have already been used. Also called bracket.

Pl. brace A pair of like things

To furnish with a brace.

To support or hold steady with or as if with a brace; reinforce.

To prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

To confront with questions or requests.

To increase the tension of.

To invigorate; stimulate

(Nautical)To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces.

To get ready; make preparations.

Plural of brace

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

(dated) Handcuffs.

(British) 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 (US: suspenders).

An appliance that corrects dental irregularities