Brack: Definition and part of speech

Brack

  1. n. Salt or brackish water.
  2. n. An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bracket: Definition and part of speech

Bracket

  1. n. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.
  2. n. An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.
  3. n. A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.
  4. n. A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
  5. n. The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
  6. n. One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; — called also crotchet.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bracelet: Definition and part of speech

Bracelet

  1. n. A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
  2. n. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bracer: Definition and part of speech

Bracer

  1. n. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
  2. n. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
  3. n. A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Brachial: Definition and part of speech

Brachial

  1. a. Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.
  2. a. Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Brachiata: Definition and part of speech

Brachiata

  1. n. pl. A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.