Bracket
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Bracket
Noun
- A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
- A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
- The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
- Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc. “(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation. “[” and “]” specifically, as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
Verb
- To support by means of mechanical brackets.
- To enclose in typographical brackets.
- To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
- To place in the same category.
"Because they didn’t have enough young boys for two full teams, they bracketed the seven-year-olds with the eight-year-olds."
- To mark distinctly for special treatment.
Anagrams of Bracket
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