bracing
bracing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
- 2.(Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agree
- air
- assimilate
- bait
- benign
- better
- brace
- break
- breath
- breathe
- breather
- climate
- cold
- come
- cream
- deep
- draw
- drink
- eudiometer
- fan
- feel
- fine
- five
- food
- for
- freshen
- gather
- get
- giant
- good
- harmless
- head
- health
- healthful
- healthiness
- healthy
- hot
- hygeian
- hygiene
- hygienic
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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