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bolster
bol·ster B0376600 (bōl′stər)n. 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.
[Middle English, from Old English; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]
bol′ster·er n.bolster (ˈbəʊlstə) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by up) to support or reinforce; strengthen: to bolster morale. 2. to prop up with a pillow or cushion3. to add padding to: to bolster a dress. n4. (Furniture) a long narrow pillow or cushion5. any pad or padded support6. (Building) architect 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 beam7. (Tools) a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc[Old English bolster; related to Old Norse bolstr, Old High German bolstar, Dutch bulster] ˈbolsterer n ˈbolstering n, adjbol•ster (ˈboʊl stər)
n. 1. a long, often cylindrical cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc. 2. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support. 3. any pillow, cushion, or pad. 4. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam. v.t. 5. to support with or as if with a bolster. 6. to add to, support, or uphold: They bolstered their claim with new evidence. [before 1000; Middle English bolstre, Old English bolster; c. Middle Dutch bolster, Old High German bolstar, Old Norse bolstr] bol′ster•er, n. bolster
Past participle: bolstered
Gerund: bolstering
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| I bolster | | you bolster | | he/she/it bolsters | | we bolster | | you bolster | | they bolster |
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| I bolstered | | you bolstered | | he/she/it bolstered | | we bolstered | | you bolstered | | they bolstered |
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| I am bolstering | | you are bolstering | | he/she/it is bolstering | | we are bolstering | | you are bolstering | | they are bolstering |
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| I have bolstered | | you have bolstered | | he/she/it has bolstered | | we have bolstered | | you have bolstered | | they have bolstered |
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| I was bolstering | | you were bolstering | | he/she/it was bolstering | | we were bolstering | | you were bolstering | | they were bolstering |
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| I had bolstered | | you had bolstered | | he/she/it had bolstered | | we had bolstered | | you had bolstered | | they had bolstered |
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| I will bolster | | you will bolster | | he/she/it will bolster | | we will bolster | | you will bolster | | they will bolster |
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| I will have bolstered | | you will have bolstered | | he/she/it will have bolstered | | we will have bolstered | | you will have bolstered | | they will have bolstered |
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| I will be bolstering | | you will be bolstering | | he/she/it will be bolstering | | we will be bolstering | | you will be bolstering | | they will be bolstering |
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| I have been bolstering | | you have been bolstering | | he/she/it has been bolstering | | we have been bolstering | | you have been bolstering | | they have been bolstering |
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| I will have been bolstering | | you will have been bolstering | | he/she/it will have been bolstering | | we will have been bolstering | | you will have been bolstering | | they will have been bolstering |
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| I had been bolstering | | you had been bolstering | | he/she/it had been bolstering | | we had been bolstering | | you had been bolstering | | they had been bolstering |
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| I would bolster | | you would bolster | | he/she/it would bolster | | we would bolster | | you would bolster | | they would bolster |
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| I would have bolstered | | you would have bolstered | | he/she/it would have bolstered | | we would have bolstered | | you would have bolstered | | they would have bolstered |
BolsterPart of a wagon. It was a heavy wood beam just slightly shorter than the axle and was placed between the axle and the wagon box. There were two bolsters on a wagon. Part of a wagon. It was a heavy wood beam just slightly shorter than an axle and one was placed between each axle, and the wagon box. There were two bolsters on a wagon. The rear bolster was directly over the rear axle and firmly fixed to it. The front axle had a wooden beam (sand board) bolted to the top of it. Above that was the front bolster, which was attached to the sand board and front axle with a single loose-fitting king pin. The single pin allowed the front axle to swivel (turn) under the bolster so that the wagon direction could be controlled by the front axle. The looseness, in principle, allowed the front axle to rock from side to side a small amount without affecting the way the box rode on the Running gear. Bolsters were usually made of oak or hickory, were about four feet long, and about four by five inches in cross section. For a sketch showing the relative position of some parts of the wagon, see the Hawn entry.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bolster - a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillowslong pillowpillow - a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person | | Verb | 1. | bolster - support and strengthen; "bolster morale"bolster upreenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" | | 2. | bolster - prop up with a pillow or bolsterprop, prop up, shore up, shore - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" | | 3. | bolster - add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"padfill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
bolsterverb1. support, help, aid, maintain, boost, strengthen, assist, prop, reinforce, hold up, cushion, brace, shore up, augment, buttress, buoy up, give a leg up to (informal) a number of measures intended to bolster moralenoun1. pillow, support, pad, cushion Make a bolster to fit across the width of a bed.bolsterverbTo keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty:buoy (up), prop, support, sustain, uphold.Translationsbolster (ˈboulstə) noun a long, often round pillow. 長枕 长枕 verb – past tense, past participle ˈbolstered – (often with up) to prop up. We're getting a loan to bolster (up) the economy. 支持 支撑IdiomsSeebolster upbolster
bolster a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc BolsterA horizontal piece of timber that caps a column, pillar, or post to provide a greater bearing area to support a load from above; often has a carved profile or ornamental detail. bolster[′bōl·stər] (engineering) A plate for maintaining a fixed space between stacked heat exchangers or heat-exchanger shells. (metallurgy) A block of steel to which drop-forging dies are attached. bolster  bolster, 4 1. A short horizontal timber or steel member placed on top of a column to support and decrease the span of beams or girders 2. One of the rolls forming the sides of an Ionicbolster
Synonyms for bolsterverb supportSynonyms- support
- help
- aid
- maintain
- boost
- strengthen
- assist
- prop
- reinforce
- hold up
- cushion
- brace
- shore up
- augment
- buttress
- buoy up
- give a leg up to
noun pillowSynonymsSynonyms for bolsterverb to keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficultySynonyms- buoy
- prop
- support
- sustain
- uphold
Synonyms for bolsternoun a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillowsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb support and strengthenSynonymsRelated Wordsverb prop up with a pillow or bolsterRelated Wordsverb add padding toSynonymsRelated Words |