Anagrams of: UNBRACES

• undo the ties of

• remove from tension

• remove a brace or braces from

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

• clean with hard rubbing

• wash thoroughly

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• a support that steadies or strengthens something else

• two items of the same kind

• a set of two similar things considered as a unit

• either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

• a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

• elastic straps that hold trousers up

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

• a structural member used to stiffen a framework

• prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

• support by bracing

• cause to be alert and energetic