braces

braces

See also: Braces

English

a girl in braces

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsɪz

Noun

braces

1. plural of brace

Noun

braces pl (plural only)

1. (orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

   Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.

2. (dated) Handcuffs.

   We put that villain in braces.

3. (Britain) A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off.

   Synonym: (US) suspenders

Synonyms

• (orthodontics): dental braces
• (handcuffs): manacles
• (pair of straps holding trousers): suspenders

Derived terms

• belt and braces

Translations

device for straightening teeth

Arabic: مُقَوَّم أَسْنَان‎ m (muqawwam ʾasnān) Bulgarian: ско́ба (bg) f (skóba) Catalan: ferros (ca) m pl, aparell dental m Chinese: Cantonese: 牙箍 (ngaa4 ku1) Mandarin: 牙套 (zh) (yátào), 牙齒矯正器／牙齿矫正器 (yáchǐ jiǎozhèngqì) Czech: rovnátka n pl Danish: bøjle (da) c, tandbøjle Dutch: beugel (nl) Finnish: hammasraudat (fi), raudat French: appareil dentaire (fr) m, appareil (fr) m, appareil orthodontique m, faux-palais (fr) German: Zahnspange (de) f Hungarian: fogszabályzó (hu) Indonesian: kawat gigi, behel Inuktitut: ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑎᕈᑏᑦ (aaqkittirotiit) Irish: teanntáin fiacla m pl Italian: apparecchio (per i denti) m, apparecchio ortodontico m Japanese: 歯列矯正器 (しれつきょうせいき, shiretsu kyōseiki), ブレース (burēsu) Lithuanian: breketai m pl Macedonian: проте́за f (protéza) Mongolian: Cyrillic: шүдний аппарат (šüdnii apparat) Norwegian: Bokmål: regulering m or f Polish: aparat ortodontyczny, aparat na zęby m Portuguese: aparelho de dente Russian: бре́кеты m pl (brɛ́kety) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: проте́за f Roman: protéza (sh) f Spanish: frenillo (es) m, frenos (es) m pl, aparatos (es) m pl, ortodoncia (es) f, brackets m pl, aparatos dentales m pl Swedish: tandställning (sv) c Thai: เหล็กดัด (lèk-dàt) Welsh: weiren ddanedd f, ffrâm ddannedd f

handcuffs — see handcuffs

pair of straps holding trousers — see suspender

Verb

braces

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brace

Anagrams

• cabers, cabres

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.səs/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.ses/

Noun

braces

1. plural of braça

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Occitan

Noun

braces

1. plural of braç