Braces

a device that holds things together or holds and supports them in position: a neck ___ (= worn to support the neck after an injury)// a metal device that people, especially children, wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight//(North American English suspenders): [plural] long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers at the front and back and passed over the shoulders.// (British English calliper): [countable, usually plural]a metal support for weak or injured legs// either of the two marks, { }, used to show that the words, etc. between them are connected// a pair of birds or animals that have been killed in hunting: two ___ of partridge(s)

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the playground, and he said to me 'Bill started the fight,' and I believed him."

• Joy means "happiness". Br &

  Joy means "happiness." Am

the symbol ( # ), especially one on a phone or computer keyboard

• the number sign, hash, pound sign, ​

  (also hash sign)

  (both British English)

  (North American English pound sign)

  (also hashtag British and North American English)

• Sleet, snow, and rain lashed down.

• remediate

• solidify

• yogic flying

(North American English, informal) to know nothing about a subject

I __ (don’t know beans about) making movies.

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• not know beans about something

• spill the beans

(informal) to tell somebody something that should be kept secret or private

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• not know beans about something

• spill the beans

(British English also calliper): __s [plural] an instrument with two long thin parts joined at one end, used for measuring the diameter of tubes and round objects (= the distance across them) a pair of __s// (North American English brace): [countable, usually plural] a metal support for weak or injured legs//

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the playground, and he said to me 'Bill started the fight,' and I believed him."

• Joy means "happiness". Br &

  Joy means "happiness." Am

a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music: scientific/musical __

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the playground, and he said to me 'Bill started the fight,' and I believed him."

• Joy means "happiness". Br &

  Joy means "happiness." Am

Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the playground, and he said to me 'Bill started the fight,' and I believed him."

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• how to use a comma

• Joy means "happiness". Br &

  Joy means "happiness." Am

​a person or thing that causes somebody to feel very pleased or satisfied: The car is __ (her pride and joy). He loves that boat, it's __ (his pride and joy).

• brace

• caliper

• notation

• Marie told the teacher, "I saw Marc at the playground, and he said to me 'Bill started the fight,' and I believed him."

• somebody’s pride and joy

Sleet, snow, and rain __.

• the number sign, hash, pound sign, ​

  (also hash sign)

  (both British English)

  (North American English pound sign)

  (also hashtag British and North American English)

• lashed down.

• remediate

• solidify

• yogic flying

​remediate something to improve something or correct something that is wrong, especially to change or stop damage to the environment: The problems need to be detected and __d quickly.

• the number sign, hash, pound sign, ​

  (also hash sign)

  (both British English)

  (North American English pound sign)

  (also hashtag British and North American English)

• Sleet, snow, and rain lashed down.

• remediate

• solidify

• yogic flying