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nounlarge coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
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nounan area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
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nounany of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplantstype of:
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"she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage" "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"nounanything that slows or hinders a processtype of:
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nouna restraint used to slow or stop a vehicletype of:part of:
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"brake the car before you go into a curve"verbcause to stop by applying the brakestype of:
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"We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"verbstop travelling by applying a brake
Definition that contains brake
- hydraulic brake brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes
- brake failure brakes fail to stop a vehicle
- hydraulic brakes brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes