#support.device any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
supertype: #device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
subtype: #andiron__firedog__dog metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
subtype: #arch_support a support for the arch of the foot
subtype: #backrest__back a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
subtype: #cantle the back of a saddle seat
subtype: #ladder-back a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with connecting slats
subtype: #backboard a board used to support the back of someone or something
subtype: #baluster one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
subtype: #base.support__pedestal__stand a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
subtype: #brass_monkey__brassmonkey a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
subtype: #staddle a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked
subtype: #trivet a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
subtype: #trivet.base a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
subtype: #bearing a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
subtype: #ball_bearing__needle_bearing__roller_bearing bearings containing small metal balls
subtype: #fifth_wheel a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate
subtype: #journal_bearing__journalbearing the bearing of a journal
subtype: #hotbox a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
subtype: #thrust_bearing a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution
subtype: #bearing_wall__bearingwall any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
subtype: #bedpost any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
subtype: #bookend a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
subtype: #brace a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
subtype: #ankle_brace a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
subtype: #back_brace a brace worn to support the back
subtype: #knee_brace a brace worn to strengthen the knee
subtype: #neck_brace a brace worn to steady the neck
subtype: #skeg a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
subtype: #bracket an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
subtype: #angle_iron__angleiron__angle_bracket__anglebracket an L-shaped metal bracket
subtype: #console an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"
subtype: #corbel__truss__trus (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
subtype: #cul_de_lampe a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps
subtype: #modillion (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice
subtype: #shelf_bracket__shelfbracket a bracket to support a shelf
subtype: #bridge.support a wooden support that holds the strings up
subtype: #foot.support a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
subtype: #foothold__footing a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
subtype: #toehold.foothold a small foothold used in climbing
subtype: #handrest a support for the hand
subtype: #hanger anything from which something can be hung
subtype: #coat_hanger__clothes_hanger__clotheshanger__dress_hanger__dresshanger a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
subtype: #strap.hanger hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
subtype: #harness a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
subtype: #harp.support a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
subtype: #headstock the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)
subtype: #leg.support one of the supports for a piece of furniture
subtype: #perch support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
subtype: #roost a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
subtype: #pier a support for two adjacent bridge spans
subtype: #pier.support (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
subtype: #pillow_block a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing
subtype: #rack.support__stand a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
subtype: #bier a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
subtype: #catafalque a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
subtype: #cruet-stand__cruetstand a stand for cruets containing various condiments
subtype: #dress_rack__dressrack a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
subtype: #magazine_rack a rack for displaying magazines
subtype: #music_stand__music_rack__musicrack a light stand for holding sheets of printed music
subtype: #spice_rack__spicerack a rack for displaying containers filled with spices
subtype: #tripod a three-legged rack used for support
subtype: #camera_tripod a tripod used to support a camera
subtype: #easel an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
subtype: #rest a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
subtype: #armrest a support for the arm
subtype: #arm.armrest the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
subtype: #writing_arm an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface
subtype: #chin_rest a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
subtype: #headrest a rest for the head
subtype: #rib support resembling the rib of an animal
subtype: #screw_thread__screwthread__thread the raised helical rib going around a screw
subtype: #rocker a curved support that permits the supported object to rotate to and fro
subtype: #seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
subtype: #backbench any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain
subtype: #backseat a seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile)
subtype: #dickey-seat__dickey__dickie__dicky__dickie-seat__dicky-seat__dickyseat (British English) a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
subtype: #bell_seat__balloon_seat__balloonseat a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
subtype: #bicycle_seat__bicycleseat__saddle a seat for the rider of a bicycle
subtype: #boatswain's_chair__boatswain'schair__bosun's_chair__bosun'schair a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
subtype: #bucket_seat a low single seat as in cars or planes
subtype: #car_seat__carseat a seat in a passenger car
subtype: #cockpit.seat seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
subtype: #crossbench any of the seats in the House of Commons of Great Britain used by members who do not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition
subtype: #ejection_seat__ejector_seat__ejectorseat__capsule a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
subtype: #frontbench any of the front seats in the House of Commons of Great Britain that are reserved for ministers or former ministers
subtype: #howdah__houdah a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
subtype: #jump_seat a folding seat in an automobile
subtype: #pillion a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
subtype: #plane_seat__planeseat a seat on a commercial airliner
subtype: #rumble a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
subtype: #rumble_seat a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars
subtype: #saddle a seat for the rider of a horse
subtype: #English_saddle__English_cavalry_saddle a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn
subtype: #packsaddle a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
subtype: #sidesaddle a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
subtype: #stock_saddle__stocksaddle__Western_saddle an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat
subtype: #sliding_seat__slidingseat rower's seat that slides fore and aft
subtype: #shelf a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
subtype: #bookshelf a shelf on which to keep books
subtype: #hob a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
subtype: #mantel__mantelpiece__mantle__mantlepiece__chimneypiece shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
subtype: #overmantel a shelf over a mantelpiece
subtype: #spoke__radiu support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
subtype: #stair__step support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
subtype: #corbel_step__corbie-step__corbiestep__crow_step (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall
subtype: #stirrup_iron__stirrupiron__stirrup support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
subtype: #gunstock__stock the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
subtype: #pistol_grip a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol
subtype: #structural_member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
subtype: #beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
subtype: #box_beam__boxbeam__box_girder__boxgirder a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
subtype: #cantilever projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
subtype: #girder a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
subtype: #I-beam girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
subtype: #header.beam a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
subtype: #lintel__header horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
subtype: #joist beam used to support floors or roofs
subtype: #floor_joist__floorjoist joist that supports a floor
subtype: #trimmer_joist__trimmerjoist__trimmer joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
subtype: #keel one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
subtype: #bilge_keel__bilgekeel either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
subtype: #keelson a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
subtype: #rafter__balk__baulk one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
subtype: #rider_plate__riderplate a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
subtype: #ridgepole__ridge__rooftree a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
subtype: #shoring__shore a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
subtype: #tie_beam__tiebeam a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
subtype: #timber a beam made of wood
subtype: #coulisse a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
subtype: #sternpost (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
subtype: #stringer a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
subtype: #two-by-four a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section
subtype: #trave__traverse__crossbeam a horizontal beam that extends across something
subtype: #bracing__brace a structural member used to stiffen a framework
subtype: #crosspiece a transverse brace
subtype: #crossbar long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
subtype: #rundle__spoke one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
subtype: #rung__round__stave a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
subtype: #cross_thwart__crossthwart__thwart a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
subtype: #transom__traverse a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
subtype: #gusset_plate__gusset a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
subtype: #guy_cable__guycable__guy__guyrope a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
subtype: #stay.bracing (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
subtype: #backstay a stay that supports the back of something
subtype: #forestay a adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
subtype: #mainstay the forestay that braces the mainmast
subtype: #stringer.bracing brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
subtype: #strut brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
subtype: #railroad_tie__tie__crosstie__sleeper one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
subtype: #plate.structural_member structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
subtype: #wall_plate plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
subtype: #riser structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
subtype: #sill structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
subtype: #doorsill__doorstep__threshold the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
subtype: #windowsill the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
subtype: #tread structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
subtype: #upright__vertical a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
subtype: #column.upright__pillar a tall cylindrical vertical upright
subtype: #telamon__atla a figure of a man used as a supporting column
subtype: #caryatid a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
subtype: #newel the central pillar of a circular staircase
subtype: #pilaster a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
subtype: #spile__pile__piling__stilt a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
subtype: #sheet_pile__sheetpile__sheath_pile__sheet_piling__sheetpiling a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
subtype: #support_column__supportcolumn a column that supports a heavy weight
subtype: #lally_column__lallycolumn__lally support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
subtype: #jamb upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
subtype: #doorjamb__doorpost a jamb for a door
subtype: #post.upright upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
subtype: #bollard__bitt a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
subtype: #riding_bitt one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor
subtype: #carrick_bitt__carrickbitt either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
subtype: #corner_post a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building
subtype: #gatepost either of two posts that bound a gate
subtype: #hinging_post__hingingpost__swingingpost the gatepost on which the gate is hung
subtype: #shutting_post the gatepost against which the gate closes
subtype: #goalpost one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
subtype: #hitching_post a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
subtype: #hop_pole__hoppole a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained
subtype: #king_post post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
subtype: #lamppost a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
subtype: #maypole a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day
subtype: #newel_post__newelpost__newel the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
subtype: #queen_post__queenpost vertical tie post in a roof truss
subtype: #rudderpost__rudderstock a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot
subtype: #stanchion any vertical post or rod used as a support
subtype: #standard.post an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
subtype: #stump.post (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
subtype: #telephone_pole__telephonepole__telegraph_pole__telegraphpole__telegraph_post__telegraphpost tall pole supporting telephone wires
subtype: #timber.post a post made of wood
subtype: #whipping_post post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
subtype: #scantling__stud an upright in house framing
subtype: #shaft.upright upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
subtype: #stile an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
subtype: #tailstock support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece
subtype: #football_tee__tee support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
subtype: #undercarriage framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
subtype: #landing_gear__landinggear an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
subtype: #landing_skids__landingskid the landing gear of a helicopter
subtype: #yoke.support support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
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