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brassiere: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

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undergarments collapse

petticoat collapse: undergarment worn under a skirt

guywire collapse

strengthener collapse: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

corset collapse: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment; dress with a corset

foundation garment collapse: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

bra collapse

walking stick collapse: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies; a stick carried in the hand for support in walking

bracer collapse: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor); a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports

fulcrum collapse: the pivot about which a lever turns

crutch collapse: anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"; a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

backbone collapse: the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"; fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

upholder collapse: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

sustainer collapse

bearer collapse: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"

guy collapse: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day; an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

jock collapse

mainstay collapse: the forestay that braces the mainmast

prop collapse: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

buttress collapse: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"; reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"

spine collapse: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin; the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"; a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

resting place collapse

mast collapse: a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

bandeau collapse

bracket collapse: an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf); either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material; either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material; a category falling within certain defined limits; classify or group; place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"; support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"

shroud collapse: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute; wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"; cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"; form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"

girdle collapse: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers; an encircling or ringlike structure; put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"; cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"

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