bolster
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of bolster
Synonyms for bolster
Synonym study
Related Words for bolster
help, buttress, strengthen, support, cushion, reinforce, maintain, sustain, aid, boost, buoy, uphold, bulwark, assist, stay, carry, prop, brace, pillowExamples from the Web for bolster
Contemporary Examples of bolster
To bolster my case I told him we should actually call it Pursuito, like Vertigo or Psycho.
Low-income work was a necessity, either to make up for the absence of a man or to bolster his own low-income paycheck.
Critics also argue the military assistance may be coming too late to bolster mainstream rebels.
“This reduces a potential drag to the economy and will bolster growth for the remainder of 2014,” Handler notes.
Having a major movie backing up the program can only bolster its relationship with MLB.
Historical Examples of bolster
But I will not attempt to bolster my position with authorities.
Spread it with the jam, and roll up in the form of a bolster.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
Presently, however, she came back with a dry pillow and bolster for him.
Rollo on the AtlanticJacob Abbott
Some days Sanjib Babu would be there reclining on his bolster.
My ReminiscencesRabindranath Tagore
The answer was perfectly clear, but there were even more facts to bolster it.
Pagan PassionsGordon Randall Garrett