bolsterverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbəʊl.stər/us/ˈboʊl.stɚ/to support or improve something or make it stronger:
More money is needed to bolster the industry.
She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent.
They need to do something to bolster their image.
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Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- cantilever
- catwalk
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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Becoming and making stronger
bolsternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbəʊl.stər/us/ˈboʊl.stɚ/a long firm cylinder-shaped pillow
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Bed linen & covers
- bed linen
- bed sheet
- bedclothes
- bedding
- bedspread
- comforter
- continental quilt
- counterpane
- cover
- coverlet
- Doona
- duvet cover
- eiderdown
- layette
- linen
- pillow
- quilt
- sheet
- sleeping bag
- valance
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