(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.
(dated) Handcuffs.
(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
plural of brace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brace
brachs
bracts
bracts
noun
plural of bract
brasca
bricks
bricks
noun
plural of brick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brick
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
broncs
broncs
noun
plural of bronc
bsarch
bursch
bursch
noun
(archaic) A German university student.
cabers
cabers
noun
plural of caber
caribs
carobs
carobs
noun
plural of carob
cobras
cobras
noun
plural of cobra
crosby
crosby
Proper noun
A town near Liverpool, England.
crumbs
crumbs
intj
(chiefly Britain) An expression of mild surprise.
noun
plural of crumb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crumb
cubers
cubers
noun
plural of cuber
rebecs
rebecs
noun
plural of rebec
scarab
scarab
noun
A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
scrabe
scramb
scramb
noun
A handful of something scraped together.
verb
(obsolete) To scrape (something) together with the hands.
To pull down or rip off (something) with force.
To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.
scribe
scribe
noun
(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
(informal) A journalist.
A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
verb
(carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
To record, as a scribe.
To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
To write or draw with a scribe.
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
To write.
scrobe
scrobe
noun
A groove in the rostrum of weevils, or on the outer side of the mandible.