Bracket

Etymology
bragget, probably from braguette.

Noun

 * 1) A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
 * 2)  Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
 * 3) Generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}"
 * 4) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
 * 5) (Technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms of which have their own technical names.
 * 6) printed diagram of games in a tournament
 * 7) prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes
 * 8) one of several ranges of numbers
 * tax bracket, age bracket
 * tax bracket, age bracket

Hyponyms

 * See also Thesaurus:bracket

Derived terms

 * angle bracket
 * bulge bracket
 * curly bracket
 * gas bracket
 * income bracket, income tax bracket, tax bracket
 * price bracket
 * round bracket
 * shelf bracket
 * square bracket

Verb

 * 1) 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.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) To mark distinctly for special treatment.

Thesaurus
accouple, accumulate, advocate, agglutinate, ally, alpenstock, amass, analyze, apply, arm, articulate, assemble, associate, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, band, bandeau, bearer, bind, blood, bond, bra, brace, bracer, branch, brassiere, bridge, bridge over, buttress, cane, carrier, caste, category, cement, cervix, chain, clan, clap together, class, classification, classify, collate, collect, combine, comprise, concatenate, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, console, contrast, copulate, corbel, correlate, corset, couple, couple up, cover, crook, crutch, decline, division, double-harness, double-team, draw a parallel, embrace, encompass, equate, estate, foundation garment, fulcrum, gather, girdle, glue, grade, group, grouping, guy, guywire, head, heading, hyphenate, identify, include, inflect, interrelate, jock, jockstrap, join, kin, knot, label, lay together, league, level, link, lump together, mainstay, maintainer, mark, marry, marshal, mass, mast, match, mate, merge, mobilize, neck, order, pair, pair off, parallel, parallelize, parenthesize, parse, piece together, pigeonhole, point, position, predicament, prop, punctuate, put together, race, rank, rating, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, relate, relativize, rest, resting place, rigging, roll into one, rubric, section, sept, set, shelf, shoulder, shroud, solder, span, spine, splice, sprit, staff, standing rigging, station, status, stave, stay, stick, stick together, stiffener, strain, stratum, strengthener, subdivision, subgroup, suborder, support, supporter, sustainer, take in, tape, team, team up, tie, title, unify, unite, upholder, walking stick, wed, weld, yoke