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embolster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bol-ster
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prop up or support, as with a bolster; shore up

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From em- + bolster.

Usage

Inflected Forms

embolsters (present, singular) embolstering (participle, present) embolstered (participle, past) embolstered (past) imbolster (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does embolster mean?
To prop up or support, as with a bolster; shore up
Where does embolster come from?
From em- + bolster.

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