Clues for the word "BOLSTER"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 59 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on June 10, 2026.
Definition of bolster
- n. - A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
- n. - A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
- n. - Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.
- n. - A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.
- n. - A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.
- n. - Anything used to prevent chafing.
- n. - A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.
- n. - A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.
- n. - The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
- n. - the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
- n. - That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
- n. - The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
- n. - The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
- n. - A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
- v. t. - To support with a bolster or pillow.
- v. t. - To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.
Referring Clues
- Fortify
- Support
- Shore up
- Reinforce
- Prop up
- Add support to
- Long cushion
- Increase
- Strengthen
- Shore up or support
- Boost
- Long pillow
- Put it under your pillow
- Support - strengthen
- Support best Labour leader or else ...
- Strengthen - long pillow
- Support stockings at first carried by runaway
- Chisel - long cushion
- Help in cooking lobster
- Brace of fresh lobster
- Support overthrow of heartless Stuart Queen
- Hold up one who's taking flight across Sweden
- Support, reinforce
- Lobster wandering around in the bedroom!
- Give support to
- Supporter of the head
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 09, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 05, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 17, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 04, 2024
- Family Time - February 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 20, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 14, 2023
- New York Times - March 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - February 01, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - November 23, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 09, 2022
- New York Times - September 26, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 14, 2022
- Daily Quick - January 13, 2018
- Mirror Classic - October 27, 2017
- Mirror Classic - October 13, 2017
- Family Time - July 23, 2017
- Mirror Classic - July 13, 2017
- Universal - June 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - March 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - January 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 13, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - November 01, 2016
- New York Times - August 08, 2016
- And in 29 more crossword puzzles...