Bracing
ahd-5
adjective.
Invigorating or refreshing; strengthening.
noun.
A support; a brace.
noun.
Braces considered as a group.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of one that braces, or the state of being braced.
noun.
In
engineering
, a system of braces: as, the
bracing
of a truss.
Having the quality of giving strength or tone; invigorating: as, a
bracing
air.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
noun.
Any system of braces; braces, collectively.
adjective.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
Present participle of
brace
.
adjective.
invigorating
or
stimulating
noun.
a
brace
noun.
a form of the
military
attention
stance
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noun.
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
adjective.
imparting vitality and energy
Word Usage
"So the 'result' of having canines that function in bracing may be a by-product that peccaries have used to their advantage."