
[Middle English, from Old English.]
bolsterer bol'ster·er n.
verb
Definition: help
Antonyms: hinder, not support, obstruct, prevent, undermine
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 Ionic
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Playing outside with my dog really bolsters my spirits when I'm feeling down.
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - opspændingsplan
v. tr. - stive af , forstærke
2.
n. - pølle, langpude
Nederlands (Dutch)
rolkussen, steenbeitel, (met kussen) ondersteunen, steun (en), aanmoedigen
Français (French)
1.
n. - traversin, (Mécan) coussinet, (Constr) racinal, sous-poutre
v. tr. - renforcer, soutenir
2.
n. - gouge (pour découper les briques)
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Nackenkissen, Nackenrolle
v. - stützen, stärken
2.
n. - Meißel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (κυλινδρική) μαξιλάρα, υποστύλωμα
v. - υποστηρίζω, υποστυλώνω, τονώνω
Português (Portuguese)
n. - travesseiro (m) comprido
v. - suportar, aumentar
Русский (Russian)
опора, укреплять, валик
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - cabezal, travesaño, travesero
v. tr. - apoyar, apuntalar, reforzar
2.
n. - cojín, almohadón, almohadilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lång underkudde, dyna, stöd, fäste
v. - stödja, stötta
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
长枕, 靠枕, 垫枕, 垫子, 支撑, 援助, 加固, 支持
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長枕, 靠枕, 墊枕, 墊子
v. tr. - 支撐, 援助, 加固, 支持
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 긴 베개, 받침대
v. tr. - ~을 지지하다, ~에 괴다
2.
n. - 가로대, 장여
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長まくら, クッション, 当て物, 枕, 長枕
v. - 支える, 支援する, 支持する, 強める
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وسادة, مخدة (فعل) دعم, سند, شد, أيد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כר (למראשות המיטה), חלק תומך
v. tr. - תמך, חיזק
n. - אזמל כבד המשמש לחיתוך לבנים
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