bolster
A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing