Definition of support

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Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..

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Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid..
Cant :: Cant (n.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
Stirt :: Stirrup (v. i.) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope..
Amplectant :: Amplectant (a.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils..
Understand :: Understand (v. t.) To stand under; to support.
Lazyback :: Lazyback (n.) A support for the back, attached to the seat of a carriage..
Bread :: Bread (n.) Food; sustenance; support of life, in general..
Staminal :: Stamina (n. pl.) Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State..
Straight :: Straight (superl.) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot..
Hilum :: Hilum (n.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile.
Sustentation :: Sustentation (n.) The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance..
Miserere :: Miserere (n.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia..
Stamina :: Stamina (n. pl.) The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength..
Skid :: Skid (n.) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc..
Partial :: Partial (n.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole..
Lamp-post :: Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc..
Food :: Food (n.) What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment..
Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..
Genevan :: Genevan (n.) A supported of Genevanism.
Roughstrings :: Roughstrings (n. pl.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support.
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