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STRENGTHENER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device designed to provide additional strength
Example:
he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
Synonyms:
reinforcement; strengthener
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("strengthener" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strengthener"):
backing; mount (something forming a back that is added for strengthening)
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
brace (a support that steadies or strengthens something else)
safety arch (an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction)
Derivation:
strengthen (make strong or stronger)
