bracing
bracingly; bracings
Anything bracing is brisk and refreshing. A Mainer might consider a January swim in the Atlantic Ocean to be bracing, while her Floridian best friend may think she's crazy.
You probably enjoy the bracing sea air when you're on a sailboat, or the bracing hike you take up the side of a mountain. In both cases, you're filled with energy and feel fortified by the experience. The adjective bracing comes from the verb brace and its figurative meaning, "to strengthen or comfort."
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imparting vitality and energy“the bracing mountain air”
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synonyms:
brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic
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invigorating
imparting strength and vitality
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invigorating
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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synonyms:
brace
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types:
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crosspiece
a transverse brace
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gusset, gusset plate
a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
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guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
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stay
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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stringer
brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
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strut
brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
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crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
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backstay
a stay that supports the back of something
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crossbar
long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
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forestay
an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
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rundle, rung, spoke
one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
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round, rung, stave
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
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cross thwart, thwart
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
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transom, traverse
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
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type of:
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reinforcement, strengthener
a device designed to provide additional strength
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structural member
support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
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