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Showing words for BOLSTER using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Bolster

bolster, bolters, lobster

6 Letter Words for Bolster

besort, blores, bolter, botels, brotel, orblet, ostler, reblot, rebolt, relost, reslot, robles, rostel, solert, sorbet, sterol, strobe, torsel

5 Letter Words for Bolster

belts, besot, betso, blets, blore, blote, blots, boers, boles, bolts, borel, bores, borts, boser, botel, brest, brose, eorls, estro, lerot, lesbo, lobes, lores, loser, lotes, orles, orlet, orsel, relot, robes, roble, roles, rosel, roset, rotes, rotls, slote, sober, soler, sorel, stero, stole, store, telos, toles, tores, torse

4 Letter Words for Bolster

bels, belt, best, bets, bleo, blet, blot, boer, bole, bolt, bore, bors, bort, bose, bote, bots, bret, bros, brot, ebro, elts, eorl, eros, erst, leos, lest, leto, lets, lobe, lobs, lore, lors, lose, lost, lote, lots, obes, oles, orbs, ores, orle, orts, rebs, rest, rets, robe, robs, roes, role, rose, rost, rote, rotl, rots, selt, seor, serb, sero, sert, slob, sloe, slot, sole, sorb, sore, sort, ster, stob, stor, stre, tels, tobe, toes, tole, tore, tors, tose, tres

3 Letter Words for Bolster

bel, ber, bes, bet, blo, bls, blt, boe, bol, bor, bos, bot, brl, bro, btl, ebs, elb, els, elt, eos, ers, ert, esr, est, lbs, leo, ler, les, let, lob, loe, lor, los, lot, lst, ltr, obe, obl, obs, oer, oes, ole, orb, ore, orl, ors, ort, ose, reb, rel, res, rle, rob, roe, ros, rot, rte, sbe, sel, ser, set, sle, slt, sob, sol, sot, str, tbs, tel, ter, tes, tlo, tlr, tob, toe, tol, tor, tos, trs

Definitions for Bolster

[1] a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
[2] anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
[3] any pillow, cushion, or pad.
[4] Nautical . Also called bolster plate . a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes. a timber used as a temporary support. a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing. a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.
[5] Metalworking . an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
[6] Masonry . a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering. a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.
[7] Carpentry . a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
[8] a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.
[9] to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.
[10] to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes followed by up ): They bolstered their morale by singing. He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.
[11] (often foll by up) to support or reinforce; strengthen to bolster morale
[12] to prop up with a pillow or cushion
[13] to add padding to to bolster a dress
[14] a long narrow pillow or cushion
[15] any pad or padded support
[16] architect a short horizontal length of timber fixed to the top of a post to increase the bearing area and reduce the span of the supported beam
[17] a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc

Words related to Bolster

help, buttress, strengthen, support, cushion, reinforce, maintain, sustain, aid, boost, buoy, uphold, bulwark, assist, stay, carry, prop, brace, pillow

Words nearby Bolster

bolshie, bolshoi ballet, bolshoi theater, bolshy, bolson, bolster, bolt, bolt boat, bolt from (out of) the blue, bolt from the blue, a, bolt hole

Origin of Bolster

before 1000; Middle English bolstre (noun), Old English bolster; cognate with Old Norse bolstr, Dutch bolster, German Polster

Other words from Bolster

bol·ster·er , noun
un·bol·ster , verb (used with object)
un·bol·stered , adjective

Word origin for Bolster

Old English bolster ; related to Old Norse bolstr , Old High German bolstar , Dutch bulster

Synonyms for Bolster

aid, boost, buoy, buttress, cushion, help, maintain, reinforce, shore up, strengthen, support, sustain, assist, brace, bulwark, carry, pillow, prop, stay, uphold, bear up, buck up, hold up, pick up