Meanings
braces1
- pluralplural of brace
- pluralplural onlyorthodonticsA device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.
Synonyms: dental braces
- UKpluralplural onlyA 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.
1 more example
Everyone seemed to think the suspender boom would drop like the proverbial fireman’s pants when the ‘80s ended. But here we are in the ‘90s, and suspenders (or “braces,” as they are called in better men’s clothing stores) are still holding up the pants on millions of beltless men. […] [T]oday, many men wearing braces for the first time will move the shoulder straps in a little toward the neck, allowing their braces to peek out from under their jacket.
1993 August 27, John Morell, “Brace Yourselves, Guys: Suspenders Are Not Meant to Be Seen”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2026Synonyms: suspenders, suspenders
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of brace
Braces2
- pluralplural of Brace
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
nounHandcuffs.
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مُقَوَّم أَسْنَان
- مُقَوَّم أَسْنَان (muqawwam ʔasnān)device for straightening teeth
Bulgarian брекети, шини
- брекети (breketi)device for straightening teeth
- шини (šini)device for straightening teeth
- ско́ба (skóba)device for straightening teeth
Catalan ferros, aparell dental
- ferrosdevice for straightening teeth
- aparell dentaldevice for straightening teeth
Chinese Cantonese 牙箍
- 牙箍 (ngaa⁴ ku¹)device for straightening teeth
Chinese Mandarin 牙套, 牙齒矯正器 /牙齿矫正器
- 牙套 (yátào)device for straightening teeth
- 牙齒矯正器 /牙齿矫正器 (yáchǐ jiǎozhèngqì)device for straightening teeth
Czech rovnátka
- rovnátkadevice for straightening teeth
Danish bøjle, tandbøjle
- bøjledevice for straightening teeth
- tandbøjledevice for straightening teeth
Dutch beugel
- beugeldevice for straightening teeth
Finnish hammasraudat, raudat
- hammasraudatdevice for straightening teeth
- raudatdevice for straightening teeth
French appareil dentaire, appareil
- appareil dentairedevice for straightening teeth
- appareildevice for straightening teeth
- appareil orthodontiquedevice for straightening teeth
- faux-palaisdevice for straightening teeth
German Zahnspange
- Zahnspangedevice for straightening teeth
Hungarian fogszabályzó
- fogszabályzódevice for straightening teeth
Indonesian kawat gigi, behel
- kawat gigidevice for straightening teeth
- beheldevice for straightening teeth
Irish teanntáin fiacla
- teanntáin fiacladevice for straightening teeth
Italian apparecchio (per i denti), apparecchio ortodontico
- apparecchio (per i denti)device for straightening teeth
- apparecchio ortodonticodevice for straightening teeth
Japanese 歯列矯正器, ブレース
- 歯列矯正器 (shiretsu kyōseiki)device for straightening teeth
- ブレース (burēsu)device for straightening teeth
Lithuanian breketai
- breketaidevice for straightening teeth
Malay pendakap gigi
- pendakap gigidevice for straightening teeth
Norwegian Bokmål regulering
- reguleringdevice for straightening teeth
Polish aparat ortodontyczny, aparat na zęby
- aparat ortodontyczny, aparat na zębydevice for straightening teeth
Portuguese aparelho, aparelho de dente
- aparelhodevice for straightening teeth
- aparelho de dentedevice for straightening teeth
Romanian aparat, aparat dentar
- aparatdevice for straightening teeth
- aparat dentardevice for straightening teeth
Russian бре́кеты
- бре́кеты (brɛ́kety)device for straightening teeth
Spanish frenillo, freno
- frenillodevice for straightening teeth
- frenodevice for straightening teeth
- aparatodevice for straightening teeth
- ortodonciadevice for straightening teeth
- bracketsdevice for straightening teeth
- aparato dentaldevice for straightening teeth
- apliques ortodóncicosdevice for straightening teeth
- apliques dentalesdevice for straightening teeth
- frenillosdevice for straightening teeth
Swedish tandställning
- tandställningdevice for straightening teeth
Tagalog pabakal
- pabakaldevice for straightening teeth
Thai เหล็กดัด
- เหล็กดัด (lèk-dàt)device for straightening teeth
Vietnamese niềng (răng)
- niềng (răng)device for straightening teeth
Welsh weiren ddanedd, ffrâm ddannedd
- weiren ddanedddevice for straightening teeth
- ffrâm ddannedddevice for straightening teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with braces
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Cite this entry
braces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braces
“braces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braces. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braces,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braces.
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