Synonyms of the word gusset


GUSSETBRACE - BRACING - INSET - MAIL - PLATE - VOIDER

gusset

  • n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it…
  • n. A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the…
  • n. (machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give…
  • n. (heraldry) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
  • n. (roofing) A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley,…

brace

  • n. (obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace.
  • n. (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
  • n. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
  • n. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
  • n. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
  • n. A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
  • n. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
  • n. Harness; warlike preparation.
  • n. (typography) A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words…
  • n. A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely…
  • n. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces,…
  • n. (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally;…
  • n. (Britain, Cornwall, mining) The mouth of a shaft.
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or…
  • n. (soccer) Two goals scored by one player in a game.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
  • v. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
  • v. (nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient…
  • v. To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
  • v. To confront with questions, demands or requests.
  • v. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
  • v. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
  • v. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

bracing

  • v. present participle of brace.
  • adj. Invigorating or stimulating.
  • n. A brace.
  • n. (US) A form of the military attention stance.

inset

  • v. (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
  • v. (transitive) To insert something.
  • v. (transitive) To add an inset to something.
  • n. a smaller thing set into a larger thing; such as a small picture inside a larger one.
  • n. anything inserted.
  • n. a small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.

mail

  • n. (now regional) A bag or wallet.
  • n. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
  • n. The material conveyed by the postal service.
  • n. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
  • n. The postal service or system in general.
  • n. (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person.
  • n. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding…
  • n. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
  • v. (transitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  • v. (transitive) To send by electronic mail.
  • v. (transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
  • n. (uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
  • n. (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
  • n. Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
  • n. (obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
  • v. (transitive) To arm with mail.
  • v. (transitive) To pinion.
  • n. (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
  • n. (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
  • n. (chiefly Scotland) Tax.

plate

  • n. A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
  • n. (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
  • n. The contents of such a dish.
  • n. A course at a meal.
  • n. (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities.
  • n. A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
  • n. A vehicle license plate.
  • n. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating.
  • n. A material covered with such a layer.
  • n. (dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver.
  • n. (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell,…
  • n. (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
  • n. (printing, photography) An image or copy.
  • n. (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page…
  • n. (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which…
  • n. (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
  • n. (Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".
  • n. (baseball) Home plate.
  • n. (geology) A tectonic plate.
  • n. (historical) Plate armour.
  • n. (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
  • n. (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis…
  • n. (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
  • n. (obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.
  • n. (heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
  • n. A prize given to the winner in a contest.
  • n. (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
  • n. (aviation, travel industry, dated) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name,…
  • n. (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of…
  • n. (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
  • n. One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
  • n. A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
  • n. (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally…
  • n. (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
  • n. (music) A record, usually vinyl.
  • v. To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
  • v. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
  • v. To perform cunnilingus.
  • v. (baseball) To score a run.
  • v. (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
  • n. Precious metal, especially silver.

voider

  • n. One who, or that which, voids, empties, vacates, or annuls.
  • n. A tray or basket formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given…
  • n. (rare) A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal.

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