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Rarebraids
The correct spelling is braids.
How to pronounce braids
/bɹeɪdz/
nounIPA: /bɹeɪdz/
Say it like: Bra-yds
The correct spelling is braids. A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
- 2.A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
- 3.A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together
- 4.A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
- 5.A fancy; freak; caprice.
verb
- 1.To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- 2.To start into motion.
- 3.To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
- 4.To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
- 5.To reproach; to upbraid.
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