noun a device that holds things in position, such as a clamp.The carpenter uses a brace to hold pieces of wood in place while he works. transitive verb to support, hold steady,…

adjective extremely unpleasant or irritating.A skunk gives off an obnoxious odor to defend itself.We were tired of the obnoxious behavior of these spoiled children.It is obnoxious of you to keep interrupting. See…

intransitive verb to relate or refer to something; have to do with.The captain knows everything that pertains to the operation of the ship.My question pertains to the speaker’s first point.This matter doesn’t…

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transitive verb to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events.She feared that her husband was somehow implicated in the murder.The studies implicated…