Brackets
/ˈbɹækɪts/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Brackets
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 "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
verb
- To support by means of mechanical brackets.
- To enclose in typographical brackets.
- To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
"I tried to hit the bullseye by first bracketing it with two shots and then splitting the difference with my third, but I missed."
- To place in the same category.
"Because the 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.
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