Word
Bracket
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
brack-et
Definition
- n. - An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting
from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same;
also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.
- n. - A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in
general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other
surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.
- n. - A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a
support.
- n. - The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
- n. - One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference,
explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to
indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an
omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.
- n. - A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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