Synset:reinforcement
Examples:
- the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
- he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
Derivationally Related Form:reinforcestrengthen
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:strengthenerdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:backingbracebracingmountsafety arch
Full Hyponyms:
ankle braceback bracebackingbackstaybracecrossbarcrosspieceforestaygussetguyknee bracemainstayneck bracerundlerungsafety archskegstaystringerstrutthwarttietransom