aiding the cause or policy or interests of | a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers |
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade |
documentary validation | a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole |
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | |
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities | |
any device that bears the weight of another thing | |
supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | |
something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest | |
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | |
the financial means whereby one lives | |
financial resources provided to make some project possible | |