Definition of support

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Support (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits..

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Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams..
Stroma :: Stroma (n.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney..
Kiosk :: Kiosk (n.) A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars..
Turbinal :: Turbinal (a.) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers..
Underlay :: Underlay (v. t.) To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2..
Supportress :: Supportment (n.) Support.
Spile :: Spile (n.) A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner..
Buttress :: Buttress (n.) Anything which supports or strengthens.
Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
Skeleton :: Skeleton (n.) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages..
Bedplate :: Bedplate (n.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate..
Philhellenist :: Philhellenist (n.) A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene..
Undersetting :: Undersetting (n.) Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal.
Indorsement :: Indorsement (n.) Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct..
Appui :: Appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
Keep :: Keep (n.) The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse..
Crotch :: Crotch (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch..
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection..
Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.
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