| Main Entry: | bracket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
brace, cantilever, girder, joint, reinforcement, strut |
| Main Entry: | bracket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | classification |
Synonyms: |
category, class, group, grouping, lot |
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect in the mind |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, blend, bracket, combine, concord, conjoin, correlate, couple, group, identify, join, league, link, lump together, mix, pair, relate, think of together, unite, yoke |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever |
| Main Entry: | ballast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something giving balance |
Synonyms: |
balance, brace, bracket, counterbalance, counterweight, equilibrium, sandbag, stability, stabilizer, support, weight |
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay, stirrup, strengthener, strut, sustainer, truss, underpinning, vice |
| Main Entry: | clamp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastener |
Synonyms: |
bracket, catch, clasp, grip, hold, lock, nipper, press, snap, vice |
| Main Entry: | coalesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, come together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, amalgamate, associate, bracket, cleave, cling, cohere, combine, commingle, commix, conjoin, connect, consolidate, fuse, hook up with, incorporate, integrate, join, join up with, link, merge, mingle, mix, relate, stick, tie in with, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | collate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sort collection |
Synonyms: |
adduce, analogize, assemble, bracket, collect, compare, compose, contrast, examine, gather, group, match, order, relate, verify |
| Main Entry: | combine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect, integrate |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, associate, band, bind, blend, bond, bracket, bunch up, coadjute, coalesce, commingle, compound, conjoin, cooperate, couple, dub, fuse, get together, glue oneself to, hitch on, hook on, incorporate, interface, join, league, link, marry, merge, mingle, mix, network, plug into, pool, put together, relate, slap on, stand in with, synthesize, tack on, tag on, team up with, throw in together, tie up with, unify, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, dissolve, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine in contrast |
Synonyms: |
analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, hold a candle to, inspect, juxtapose, match, match up, measure, observe, oppose, parallel, place in juxtaposition, ponder, rival, scan, scrutinize, segregate, separate, set against, set side by side, size up, stack up against, study, touch, weigh, weigh against another |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |