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
- adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- 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
- noun Support, especially financial support, given to a person or project.
- noun Material attached to the back of something to reinforce or support it.
- noun Musicians or singers who support a lead performer.