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1. n. plural of bracket | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
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1. n. A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n. (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. n. (nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. n. (military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. n. Any of the characters "(", ")", "", "", "", "", and (computer science) "", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. n. (UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. n. (US) "" and "" specifically - opposed to the other forms of which have their own technical names. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
8. n. (sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
9. n. (sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
10. n. One of several ranges of numbers. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
tax bracket, age bracket | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
11. n. (algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
12. n. (military) In artillery, the endangered region between two shell impacts (one long and one short). The next shell fired is likely to hit accurately. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
13. n. (typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
14. n. (land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
15. v. To support by means of mechanical brackets. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
16. v. To enclose in typographical brackets. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
17. v. To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
I tried to hit the bullseye by first bracketing it with two shots and then splitting the difference with my third, but I missed. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
18. v. To place in the same category. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Because the didn't have enough young boys for two full teams, they bracketed the seven-year olds with the eight-year olds. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
19. v. To mark distinctly for special treatment. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
20. v. To set aside, discount, ignore. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
21. v. (photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
22. v. (philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus phil | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
23. n. (alt form, bragget) (drink made with ale and honey) | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |