| ADJECTIVE | all | supported | sustained / sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support) |
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| all | supported | held up or having the weight borne especially from below |
| Sounds | sahpao'rtahd; sahpao'rtihd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | ||
| Meaning | sustained / sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support). | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | subsidized, subsidised | Having partial financial support from public funds |
| Opposite | unsupported | not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid |
| Spanish | apoyado, respaldado | |
| Meaning | held up or having the weight borne especially from below. | |
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| Example | "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" | |
| Narrower | based | Having a base |
| braced, buttressed | held up by braces or buttresses | |
| gimbaled | supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips | |
| pendent, pendant, dependent | Held from above | |
| supernatant | Of a liquid / liquid | |
| suspended | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | |
| underhung | supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above | |
| underslung | supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below | |
| Opposite | unsupported | not held up or borne |
| Spanish | sostenido | |
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