| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To encourage or abet.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To support, sustain, uphold, favour or help. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To boost. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To assert or claim. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To defend or vindicate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To abide, bear, endure, withstand or persevere. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To maintain, nourish, keep or retain. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To cause or activate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To confirm or corroborate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Present participle conjugation of the verb bolster.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bolster) | 1. Support and strengthen; "bolster morale".[Wordnet]. 2. Prop up with a pillow or bolster.[Wordnet]. 3. Add padding to.[Wordnet]. 4. Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair".[Wordnet]. 5. To support with a bolster or pillow.[Websters]. 6. To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: bolstering, bolstered, bolsters, bolsterer, bolsterers, bolsteringly and bolsteredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BOLSTERING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1823. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BOLSTERING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A prop or support.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of bolster. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: bolster
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bolster heath | Bolster heath describes a patchwork of very low growing, tightly packed plants found at the limits of some alpine environments. The plants form a smooth surfaced 'cushions' from several different plants, hence the common name of cushion heath. The cushion growth habit provides protection against the desiccating wind and help keep the cluster warm. (references) | ||
| Bolster up | Support and strengthen. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bolster work | (Arch.), members which are bellied or curved outward like cushions, as in friezes of certain classical styles. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Span bolster | A span bolster, in rail terminology, is a beam or frame used to link two trucks (US) or bogies (UK) so that they can be articulated together and be joined to the locomotive or railroad car at one rotating mounting point. In effect, they make one "super-truck" out of the two, while still permitting each truck to move relative to the other. (references) | ||
| Stephanie Bolster | Stephanie Bolster is a Canadian poet who lives in Montreal, Quebec, and is a professor of creative writing at Concordia University. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: bolster
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bolster piece | Transportation | Horizontal piece of wood or iron which crosses the bitts on the forward or after side. Also called bolster piece, crosspiece. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Die bolster | Metallurgy | The plate or supporting portion of a die on which the die ring or other components of the tool are mounted. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Pivoted bolster | Transportation | Crosswise, mobile member of frame used in shipping dimensional loads. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Truck bolster | Transportation | A beam placed across the frame of a bogie to receive, through the center plate, the weight of the vehicle and transfer it to the bogie frame and wheels through the springs on which it is carried. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: bolster | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Bolster | 21 | Bolster | 21 | |
| USS Bolster (ARS-38) | 10 | Bolster (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Warren Bolster | 9 | Bolster Day | 6 | |
| Bolster heath | 8 | Bolster heath | 8 | |
| Judge Charles Bolster | 6 | Judge Charles Bolster | 6 | |
| Bolster Day | 6 | Span bolster | 4 | |
| Span bolster | 4 | Stephanie Bolster | 3 | |
| Stephanie Bolster | 3 | USS Bolster (ARS-38) | 10 | |
| Bolster (alternative meanings) | 3 | Warren Bolster | 9 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
