| VERB | change | bolster, bolster up | support and strengthen |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster | |
| change | bolster, pad | add padding to | |
| NOUN | artifact | bolster, long pillow | a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows |
| Sounds | bow'lster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | long pillow | |
| Broader | pillow | A cushion to support the head of a sleeping person |
| Spanish | cabezal, larguero, travesaño, travesero | |
| Verbs | bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster |
| Meaning | support and strengthen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "bolster morale" | |
| Synonym | bolster up | |
| Broader | reinforce, reenforce | make stronger |
| Spanish | apoyar | |
| Catalan | recolzar | |
| Meaning | prop up with a pillow or bolster. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | prop up, prop, shore up, shore | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
| Spanish | reforzar, sostener | |
| Nouns | bolster | a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows |
| Meaning | add padding to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonym | pad | |
| Entailed by | quilt | create by stitching together |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | acolchar, reforzar | |
| Catalan | capitonar, encoixinar, folrar | |
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