Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bracket
IPA transcription: [bɹ'ækɪt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bracket, wall_bracket
    Meaning: a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
  • Synonyms: bracket, square_bracket
    Meaning: either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
  • Synonyms: bracket, angle_bracket
    Meaning: either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
  • Synonyms: bracket
    Meaning: a category falling within certain defined limits
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bracket
    Meaning: classify or group
  • Synonyms: bracket, bracket_out
    Meaning: place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
  • Synonyms: bracket
    Meaning: support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"
Usage examples
  • He was no longer astonished when he searched on to find in the register this note, placed in a bracket against his name:--
  • Beneath these lines was written in another hand: "See note above--nothing can be done." He compared the writing in the bracket with the writing of the certificate placed beneath Morrel's petition, and discovered that the note in the bracket was the same writing as the certificate--that is to say, was in Villefort's handwriting.