braces
part of speech
noun, plural (braces); also plural of «brace» (a brace)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wires and small metal or clear pieces fixed to the teeth to make them straight over time. tree →
2) (British) Straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; American «suspenders». tree →
3) Supports that hold something firmly in place, such as for a weak knee or a wall. tree →
4) The curly brackets { } used in writing and maths. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, many children wear braces from an orthodontist; they must brush carefully and avoid sticky or hard sweets. In maths, braces { } show a set, like {1, 2, 3}. In safety, a knee or wrist brace supports an injured joint. Phrases: «wear braces», «get your braces off», «a pair of braces».
examples
- My cousin got braces to fix her crooked teeth. tree →
- With braces, you must not eat toffee or chew ice. tree →
- Grandpa wears red braces to hold up his trousers. tree →
- The orthodontist tightens the braces every month. tree →
- After a sprain, she wore a brace on her ankle. tree →
- In maths, the set of even numbers below ten is written {2, 4, 6, 8}. tree →
- He smiled when his braces came off. tree →
- Clean braces carefully after every meal. tree →
- Besides this, he wore a bear-skin, and great, warm boots, while his sons went with their throats bare and wore no braces, for they were strong men. tree →
note
Plural form, used for one set: «I wear braces», «My braces hurt». False friend across countries: in the UK «braces» hold trousers up, in the USA those are «suspenders»; and American «braces» on teeth is the same in the UK. Don't confuse braces { } with round brackets ( ) or square brackets [ ].
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «braces» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.