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# braces

«braces» in Mova's school dictionary: **Wires and small metal or clear pieces fixed to the teeth…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#m1)

2) (British) Straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; American «suspenders». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#m2)

3) Supports that hold something firmly in place, such as for a weak knee or a wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#m3)

4) The curly brackets { } used in writing and maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x1)
- With braces, you must not eat toffee or chew ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x2)
- Grandpa wears red braces to hold up his trousers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x3)
- The orthodontist tightens the braces every month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x4)
- After a sprain, she wore a brace on her ankle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x5)
- In maths, the set of even numbers below ten is written {2, 4, 6, 8}. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x6)
- He smiled when his braces came off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x7)
- Clean braces carefully after every meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x8)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/#x9)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braces/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.