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tuki — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  • backing noun Support, especially financial support, given to a person or project.
  • brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  • contribution noun Something given, such as money, time, or effort, that adds to a bigger effort.
  • cooperation noun The act of working together with others toward a common goal.
  • crutch noun A stick-like support used under the arm to help someone walk when injured.
  • dole noun British informal: state unemployment benefit payments.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
  • refuge noun Safety or shelter from danger or difficulty.
  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  • solidarity noun Unity and mutual support among people who share a common goal, cause, or hardship.
  • sponsorship noun The financial support, or the arrangement of support, provided by a sponsor.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
  • strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
  • subsidy noun Money given, often by a government, to support an industry, activity, or lower a price.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

tuki is used for these senses in English:

  • abutment Something that abuts, or on which something abuts. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  • abutment The state of abutting.
  • adjuvant (formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful. [from 16th c.]
  • ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
  • backing Support, especially financial.
  • backing A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
  • brace A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
  • buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

ancillary — full definition

  1. adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  2. noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.

backing — full definition

  1. noun Support, especially financial support, given to a person or project.
  2. noun Material attached to the back of something to reinforce or support it.
  3. noun Musicians or singers who support a lead performer.

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