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circle
Noun
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A circle is a round shape.
Please put your chairs in a circle.
The dog was running in circles.
circle
Verb
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To circle something is to move around it.
The earth circles the sun once a year.
Using your pencil, please circle the correct answer.
brace
Noun
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A brace is a wire fitted in the child's mouth to straighten the teeth.
brace
Verb
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When you brace for something, you get yourself mentally prepared for it. preparing yourself for something bad that is going to happen.
The residents braced themselves for the incoming earthquake by moving to shelters earlier today.