brace
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7.2
- noun
- /breɪs/
- Archaic
:
berbiquí
- To assemble the furniture properly, he needed to use a brace for drilling accurate holes.
Examples
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She took out the brace to help her make a perfect hole for the screws in the tabletop.
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There is part of the table that forms a brace joining the legs.
Blog text (25) -
Drilling holes in each vacuum brace was considered, but the time and cost involved made it impractical.
Academic text (2000) -
As Sharlotte left to greet her next patient, she reminded me to wear the hand brace that I slept in.
Fiction book (1993) -
After we finished our hot cocoa and ate breakfast, Grieg manufactured a brace for his ankle with three aluminum sections from his backpack and duct tape.
Fiction book (1996) -
The carpenter used a brace to bore a precise hole in the wooden beam for the shelf.
Synonyms
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1.1
A thing you hold to do a job, like a hammer
1
7.3
A hand tool with a spiral metal bit for making holes in wood
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3.0
A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials
A hand tool that you turn to make holes in wood with a drill bit
A hand tool with a crank that holds and turns a drill bit to make holes in wood
A hand tool for making round holes in wood or stone
A hand tool with a spiral metal blade that makes holes in wood
A small hand tool with a spiral rod for making tiny precise holes
A tool used to make holes in wood or soil
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.9
A device you wear around your back to support it and help you sit or stand straight
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Brace the hand tool may get its name from the idea of an 'arm' or curved shape you turn with your hands, and it often needs two arms to work. Because the tool gives steady turning power and support to the drill bit, it keeps the hole straight and true.