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A structural member used to stiffen a framework
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A carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
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An appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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A support that steadies or strengthens something else
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Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
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A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
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Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
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A set of two similar things considered as a unit
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Two items of the same kind
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Cause to be alert and energetic
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Support by bracing
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Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
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Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult