The Clue
Bracing (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SHORING
Tags
Notes
The answer SHORING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
SHORING as a noun:
1. (shore, shoring) = a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
2. (shoring, shoring up, propping up) = the act of propping up with shores
SHORE as a verb:
1. serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"
2. (land, set ashore, shore) = arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
3. (prop up, prop, shore up, shore) = support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"