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WALL BRACKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
Synonyms:
bracket; wall bracket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wall bracket" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wall bracket"):
angle bracket; angle iron (an L-shaped metal bracket)
console (an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture))
corbel; truss ((architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent))
modillion ((architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice)
sconce (a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light)
shelf bracket (a bracket to support a shelf)
