Bolster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

support and strengthen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹkeɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊləs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹkeɪk/.

Examples

bolster morale
pad the seat of the chair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

long pillow pad bolster up

Parts of Speech

noun	a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
verb	support and strengthen “bolster morale”
verb	prop up with a pillow or bolster
verb	add padding to “pad the seat of the chair”

Word Forms

bolster	verb	prop up with a pillow or bolster
bolster	noun	a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
pad	noun	a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
padding	noun	artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stärken

ein Kissen, das oft quer über ein Bett unter die normalen Kissen gelegt wird

🇫🇷French

traversin

un oreiller qui est souvent placé sur un lit sous les oreillers ordinaires

🇪🇸Spanish

reforzar

una almohada que a menudo se coloca sobre la cama debajo de las almohadas normales

🇮🇹Italian

rafforzare

un cuscino che viene spesso messo sul letto sotto i cuscini normali

🇳🇱Dutch

versterken

een kussen dat vaak over een bed heen wordt gelegd onder de gewone kussens

🇵🇹Portuguese

reforçar

um travesseiro que geralmente é colocado na cama, embaixo dos travesseiros normais

🇷🇺Russian

поддерживать

подушка, которую часто кладут поперек кровати под обычные подушки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिलेंडर

एक तकिया जिसे अक्सर बिस्तर पर नियमित तकियों के नीचे रखा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জোরদার

একটি বালিশ যা প্রায়ই নিয়মিত বালিশের নীচে একটি বিছানা জুড়ে রাখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வலுவூட்டு

வழக்கமான தலையணைகளுக்கு அடியில் படுக்கையில் அடிக்கடி போடப்படும் தலையணை

🇮🇳Telugu

బలపరచు

ఒక దిండు తరచుగా సాధారణ దిండ్లు కింద మంచం మీద ఉంచబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बळकट करणे

एक उशी जी नेहमीच्या उशांच्या खाली पलंगावर ठेवली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજબૂત

એક ઓશીકું જે ઘણીવાર નિયમિત ગાદલાની નીચે બેડ પર મૂકવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಷ್ಟೀಕರಿಸು

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ದಿಂಬುಗಳ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿ ಇಡುವ ದಿಂಬು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബലപ്പെടുത്തുക

സാധാരണ തലയിണകൾക്ക് താഴെ കട്ടിലിന് കുറുകെ ഇടുന്ന ഒരു തലയിണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲਸਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ ਜੋ ਅਕਸਰ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਸਿਰਹਾਣਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਬਿਸਤਰੇ ਦੇ ਪਾਰ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقویت دینے والا

ایک تکیہ جو اکثر عام تکیوں کے نیچے بستر پر رکھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支撑

经常放在床上的普通枕头下面的枕头

🇯🇵Japanese

強化する

通常の枕の下にベッドを横切って置かれることが多い枕

🇰🇷Korean

받침

침대 위 일반 베개 아래에 자주 놓는 베개

🇻🇳Vietnamese

củng cố

một chiếc gối thường được đặt trên giường bên dưới những chiếc gối thông thường

🇹🇭Thai

หมอนข้าง

หมอนที่มักวางทับเตียงไว้ใต้หมอนทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkuat

bantal yang sering diletakkan di atas tempat tidur di bawah bantal biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

palakasin

isang unan na kadalasang inilalagay sa isang kama sa ilalim ng mga regular na unan

🇲🇾Malay

menguatkan

bantal yang sering diletakkan di atas katil di bawah bantal biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دعم

وسادة يتم وضعها غالبًا على السرير أسفل الوسائد العادية

🇮🇷Persian

تقویت کردن

بالشی که اغلب روی تخت زیر بالش های معمولی قرار می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

desteklemek

genellikle normal yastıkların altına yatağın üzerine konulan bir yastık

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַזֵק

כרית המונחת לרוב על פני מיטה מתחת לכריות הרגילות

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