Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bracket

4 senses of bracket

Sense 1
bracket -- (a category falling within certain defined limits)
       => set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")

Sense 2
bracket, angle bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material)
       => punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Sense 3
bracket, square bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material)
       => punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Sense 4
bracket, wall bracket -- (a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bracket

3 senses of bracket

Sense 1
bracket -- (support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves")
       => hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")

Sense 2
bracket, bracket out -- (place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark")
       => edit, redact -- (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages")

Sense 3
bracket -- (classify or group)
       => group -- (arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?")