bolster
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
Types & categories
- pillow hypernym
Related & opposite
- bolster derivation
Sense 2 verb
support and strengthen
bolster morale
Types & categories
- reinforce hypernym
Sense 3 verb
prop up with a pillow or bolster
Types & categories
- prop hypernym
Related & opposite
- bolster derivation
Sense 4 verb
add padding to
pad the seat of the chair
Types & categories
- fill hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bolster |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pillow |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reinforce |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bolster |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | prop |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pad |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | padding |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fill |