Thesaurus: bracket

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. n. A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
4. n. The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
5. 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.
6. n. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.
7. v. t. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.
8. n. a category falling within certain defined limits
9. n. either of two punctuation marks (‘<’ or ‘>’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
10. n. either of two punctuation marks (‘[’ or ‘]’) used to enclose textual material
11. n. a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
12. v. support with brackets