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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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grazable
75
symphony
290
bush
586
public domain
91
media
564
awoken
111
ringworm
67
continuous
662
gatehouse
244
paddle
249
Poultry
110
Combat
211
bumper car
126
-ese
77
direct discourse
131
innovate
228
speciality
928
numb
256
impeccably
83
excise
180
Choral
63
hands on
34
pernicious
222
Liberals
57
While
474
versa
65
prefect
68
promptitude
42
drama queen
202
sensationalist
36
capital
555
come and go
58
portuguese man-of-war
63
Considerate
211
candor
102
sallies
42
Implicit
181
Surplus
174
drag and drop
78
thermostat
101
collieries
58
mecca
57
Ability
292
giantess
142
go out
134
launch into
50
dukes
50
bystanders
88
targets
59
apt
233
variable
584
no one
267
bipolar disorder
97
putrid
212
article
745
Doctor of Philosophy
102
horses
45
enslave
274
apocalypse
246
horsier
42
compare
730
inertia
261
predetermined
190
Whisper
49
Oppressive
291
domicile
114
Rotten
81
Adolescent
127
Imperious
52
lectern
80
gum-tree
62
firth
118
ineluctable
95
fledgling
154
windscreen
225
concept album
97
nullify
86
unionize
68
Span
270
oblique
224
oppression
86
formulation
80
agonized
138
wisden
44
pan-
51
grazing
115
Outstanding
274
PIXELATED
67
so and so
23
hives
42
underneath
581
hilltop
48
tragically
187
figure skating
142
cursor
286
Moral
325
gas mask
145
wiry
152
catalyst
408
syllabic
57
DROP
80
Let
154
liturgical
60
grave
659
hypothesize
153
Go out
89
high-end
140
err
109
blot sth out
172
sixtieth
40
hardback
71
comparison
639
egm
69
court of law
157
furnishings
157
at hand
139
hobnob
90
Spend
352
update
234
cowled
74
ascension
172
Miss
181
slimming
83
chat sb up
96
commendable
248
expand
762
endemic
148
toga
87
Threat
331
magnesium
60
petal
130
evening class
174
central reservation
118
big name
170
disloyalty
127
canard
79
webcam
55
boutique hotel
70
midwife
87
boo-hoo
55
splashy
68
with mathematical precision
81
lekgotla
45
dotted
91
alliteration
155
UNITE
108
segregation
196
nib
103
Lifetime
32
exercise book
116
linkup
60
fallback
202
splatter
77
game park
98
jointless
39
declaim
176
dirt cheap
100
squishier
38
incompatible
207
arty
201
knack
113
panamanian
52
disneyland
114
producer
152
STRIVE
118
resuscitate
295
overtopping
33
tantalized
42
dry-stone wall
134
demography
116
vehement
154
rigor mortis
145
hold-up
71
Get up
99
nickel
117
born-again
123
nirvana
64
improve
605
sum
689
half-moon
158
Dazzle
40
Bacterial
57
plural
524
rustle
296
Archaic
173
nurse
165
non-committal
79
optimum
200
sown
76
hiccupy
43
gymnastics
317
misapplies
45
chaplain
179
crossbar
146
flout
137
lunchbox
93
Underway
96
nimble
122
lightish
42
associate degree
121
Balkanization
99
felafel
84
apiary
86
skylark
60
domain name
107
free
575
Errand
308
manufactures
42
Grumpy
70
spear
525
coma
297
jingoistic
47
stymie
120
ergo
154
more
281
gene
556
coming of age
84
double dealer
112
reprove
65
Admirable
133
fight something ↔ down
115
nuclear
520
forward slash
146
remit
121
gentlewoman
122
get back to
97
Isle
21
fast-breeder
75
bungee jumping
119
hasty
536
legally
151
-phobe
65
gift-certificate
70
survive on something
36
shrug off
85
hippie
77
finishing line
159
pseudonymous
43
gardening leave
72
faze
196
cold store
140
new wave
65
death trap
197
cashew
113
from door to door
55
Sloane Ranger
73
ostrichlike
36
archaeopteryx
97
camshaft
113
blameless
346
persnickety
67
Coordinate
230
disaffection
120
crowd pleaser
97
butties
59
obscurant
38
continental drift
110
mouthiest
31
handle
723
hollywood
58
disloyal
1193
criticism
586
braise
170
detached
423
wintry
95
plait
71
giblets
99
grass something ↔ over
98
neutral
552
urban sprawl
35
realization
245
Mislead
328
checker
157
pay stub
52
robotic
92
chargé d'affaires
96
villain
248
freckle
183
la
95
luxuriant
211
change
592
supportive
208
bike lane
117
Abhor
122
bureaucratize
72
Beginning
197
melancholia
52
ground plan
177
Sequel
53
V-1
105
plus
570
jalopy
73
detoxifies
66
cross-fertilization
94
Trigger
124
Jade
140
italianist
46
lordly
65
drive somebody ↔ away
89
Classification
327
fox
1424
bodice-ripper
73
Prom
150
precocious
109
narrow something ↔ down
39
front man
177
dalek
77
holographic
47
underrated
80
Iowa
46
over the counter
151
bridging loan
110
seE
475
implausible
130
foreshore
128
canvass
107
stake
562
Cannon
311
Exaggerated
86
lotus
61
neon
69
charmed circle
117
skinny
312
commissioned
109
implicativeness
37
knowing
137
Legislator
74
Army
290
look into something
145
stricken
215
BSc
53
have a cow
114
oddity
223
Campus
171
merge
102
banalities
74
pigeonry
35
Shape
305
Recover
282
Precedence
98
chew somebody ↔ out
124
Accommodate
261
compatriot
198
weave
577
bail out
272
enervate
126
double over
112
fates
76
logger
80
mislay
85
crash landing
180
marquisate
37
matchstick
61
New Man
64
infantilize
50
blunder
284
dynamite
165
lofty
114
rooftops
107
oldest
42
Seniors
60
whorl
88
symbiosis
128
mosquitoey
38
Understand
216
tutu
74
catholic
233
nepal
117
gutsy
374
Endocrine
32
impelling
62
herculean
77
chat up
127
football-pools
67
fuel injection
156
credit note
133
genitals
157
Bronze Age
109
éclair
96
judy
37
pot shot
64
mush
106
nauruan
44
ladyhood
38
lion
556
brutish
251
chat somebody ↔ up
98
the pole vault
128
swerve
99
ruckus
74
feature-length
80
multiple
502
comforter
126
bar graph
129
to-go
61
fencing
105
Areas of land with trees growing on them
128
computerize
173
élan
106
dressed up
86
tragic
352
concluding
165
Coinage
77
fluoridate
150
statesman
700
snigger
97
tirade
71
forklift truck
97
conveyor belt
86
monster
247
cans
57
dec
44
succor
109
Begin
232
Serb
208
ethernet
145
reflecting
97
Oaf
166
baronies
63
red eye
50
Renegade
26
clownery
56
revisit
191
dog
216
boil down to
92
High-rise
86
poss
60
newtonian
61
smudge
239
cork
135
bluish
136
classier
68
mumsy
43
patrolling
67
mummer
78
Boxing Day
136
plateful
56
objectionable
64
Metropolis
87
Comrade
172
immoral
345
mortar
265
grass over
96
Verb
121
mandatory
288
slopes
31
modernities
43
slat
76
climax
324
decimal place
117
accent
602
can opener
123
nitpicker
48
Ingrain
135
Rugby
211
carlisle
59
domestic service
108
Heist
257
transcription
107
detach
401
waggle
63
rations
44
UNCHARTED
58
pallier
40
Temple
78
dainties
60
tergiversation
66
Envelop
72
whip through something
126
hieroglyphics
84
fork-lift truck
98
Purple
106
REMINISCE
73
goldbrick
135
Made of or similar to a specific substance
46
b-list
94
MMR vaccine
70
irl
54
diamond
566
caterpillar
123
Purposeful
276
jettison
65
take off
188
portsmouth
48
mañana
55
gurdwara
74
individualism
79
namibia
47
fanatical
142
minor in something
49
webzine
63
Auspices
51
limeade
51
haves
46
initial
626
dark-glasses
98
brotherly
134
kibitzer
44
intentional
670
fen
178
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BNC: 9591
COCA: 6692
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bolster
Word family
adjective
bolstered
noun
bolster
bolstering
bol
·
ster
1
/
ˈbəʊlstə
$
ˈboʊlstər
/
●○○
(
also
bolster up
)
verb
[
transitive
T
]
1
HELP
to help someone to feel better and more
positive
增强;激励
SYN
boost
He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory’s confidence.
他正在采取大胆行动以提振辖区信心。
2
SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN
to
improve
something
改进
SYN
boost
his efforts to bolster his career
他为发展事业所付出的努力
Examples from the Corpus
bolster
•
Timman needs to win a game to
bolster
his
confidence
.
•
Meanwhile, Ezra's
secret
career
as a pornographer is
bolstering
his self-confidence and
libido
,
stoking
passion
between him and
Carol
.
•
James Hogg in 1894 called for
creation
of the
railroad
to
bolster
prison
operations
.
•
New
camera
and film
technology
will
bolster
the company's market share.
•
Additional
soldiers
were sent to
bolster
the defenses at two
naval
bases
.
•
The need for stronger, religion-based
morality
and patriotism to
bolster
the
nation
.
•
The attempt to
bolster
the pay claim with the
fear
of
closures
failed
.
•
None the less, an improved second half
performance
will
bolster
their confidence for next week's
Division
2
crunch
game against Ballymena.
•
He
accused
Kremlin
hawks
of a
conspiracy
to keep the war going to
bolster
their own power and
thwart
his
ambitions
.
•
But several
factors
bolster
their position.
•
He was seventy and continually
engaged
in
frenetic
schemes
to
bolster
up his old age.
bolster
2
noun
[
countable
C
]
a long
firm
pillow
, usually shaped like a
tube
长枕,垫枕
Examples from the Corpus
bolster
•
She
bunches
her
raincoat
like a
bolster
to make herself more
comfortable
.
•
With the
exact
position
established
, the
outline
can be
scored
with
sharp
blows
from a
club
hammer
and
bolster
chisel
.
Origin
bolster
2
Old English
bol
·
ster
1
verb
bolster
2
noun
Chinese
Syllable
Corpus
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