bolster

(bōl'stər)
n.
A long narrow pillow or cushion.

tr.v., -stered, -ster·ing, -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.]

bolsterer bol'ster·er n.

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verb

To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty: buoy (up), prop, support, sustain, uphold. See help/harm/harmless.

v

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

bolster, 4

capital, joining the volutes of the front and rear faces; a baluster or pulvinus.
3. In centering an arch, a crosspiece which connects the ribs and supports the voussoirs.
4. A blocking chisel for masonry work.
5. A horizontal piece of wood or a timber that caps a column, pillar, or post to provide greater bearing area for supporting a load imposed from above; often highly decorative.

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IN BRIEF: To support; reinforce. To give a boost to someone.

Playing outside with my dog really bolsters my spirits when I'm feeling down.

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• Linens and Fabrics - bolster: long, narrow cushion or pillow, sometimes with arm rests, used as prop on backless sofa or bed

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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

Italiano (Italian)
mensola

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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