Bracket
21bracket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. brace; shelf. v. t. link, tie, parenthesize. See support, connection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. support, angle iron, brace, cantilever, console, corbel, strut, modillion wall bracket, section, L joint,… …
22bracket — noun 1) each speaker is fixed on a separate bracket Syn: support, prop, stay, batten, joist; rest, mounting, rack, frame 2) put the words in brackets Syn: parenthesis, square bracket; Printing brace …
23bracket — 1. noun a) A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. tax bracket, age bracket b) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part. 2 …
24bracket — n. support 1) to put up brackets (on a wall) mark used to enclose 2) to enclose (a word) in brackets; to put (a word) into brackets 3) angle, broken; round; square brackets group with similar characteristics 4) an age; income; tax bracket * * * [ …
25bracket — [16] The word bracket appears to have come from medieval French braguette, which meant ‘codpiece’, a resemblance evidently having been perceived between the codpiece of a pair of men’s breeches and the ‘projecting architectural support’ which was …
26bracket — [[t]bræ̱kɪt[/t]] brackets, bracketing, bracketed 1) N COUNT: usu n N If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices. ...a 33% top …
27bracket — noun 1》 each of a pair of marks () [ ] < > used to enclose words or figures and separate them from the surrounding context. 2》 a category of similar people or things. 3》 a right angled support projecting from a wall, holding a shelf, lamp,… …
28bracket — noun 1) each speaker is fixed on a bracket Syn: support, prop, stay, batten, rest, mounting, rack, frame 2) a higher tax bracket Syn: group, category, grade …
29bracket — [ˈbrækɪt] noun 1) brackets [plural] British a pair of symbols ( ), used for showing that the words or numbers between them can be considered separately 2) [C] one of the groups that people or things are divided into, according to a feature that… …
30bracket — brack•et [[t]ˈbræk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) archit. cv a supporting piece, oftenL or scroll shaped, projecting from a wall or the like to bear the weight of a shelf, cornice, etc., or to reinforce the angle between two members 2) bui a shelf or shelves so… …
