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Bolster
see synonyms of bolsterNoun
Verb
3. bolster
prop up with a pillow or bolster
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Bolster
see synonyms of bolsterverb (transitive)
1. (often foll by up)
to support or reinforce; strengthen
to bolster morale
2.
to prop up with a pillow or cushion
3.
to add padding to
to bolster a dress
noun
4.
a long narrow pillow or cushion
5.
any pad or padded support
6. architecture
a short horizontal length of timber fixed to the top of a post to increase the bearing area and reduce the span of the supported beam
7.
a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc
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Bolster
see synonyms of bolster noun
1.
a long, narrow cushion or pillow
2.
a soft pad for easing pressure on any part of the body
3.
any bolsterlike object or support
; specif.,a.
a capping piece over a post to extend the bearing area under a beam
b.
the connecting part between the volutes of an Ionic capital
verb transitive
4.
to prop up as with a bolster; support, strengthen, or reinforce
often with upWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Bolster
see synonyms of bolstern.
A long narrow pillow or cushion.
tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters
1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
2. To buoy up or hearten: Visitors bolstered the patient's morale.
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