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21support — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Maintenance Nouns 1. (financial support) support, maintenance, upkeep, sustenance. See aid. 2. (foundation) ground, foundation, groundwork, substratum, base, basis; terra firma; purchase, grip, footing,… …
22Support — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Support >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 support support ground foundation base basis Sgm: N 1 terra firma terra firma Sgm: N 1 bearing bearing fulcrum bait =>(U.S.) caudex …
23support hose — noun elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) • Syn: ↑support stocking • Hypernyms: ↑stocking * * * noun : stockings (as elastic stockings) worn to supply mild compression to assist… …
24leg to stand on — {n. phr.} A firm foundation of facts; facts to support your claim. Usually used in the negative. * /Jerry s answering speech left his opponent without a leg to stand on./ * /Amos sued for damages, but did not have a leg to stand on./ …
25leg to stand on — {n. phr.} A firm foundation of facts; facts to support your claim. Usually used in the negative. * /Jerry s answering speech left his opponent without a leg to stand on./ * /Amos sued for damages, but did not have a leg to stand on./ …
26Leg stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …
27leg — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse leggr Date: 14th century 1. a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: as a. (1) one of the paired vertebrate limbs that in bipeds extend from the top of the… …
28leg\ to\ stand\ on — n. phr. A firm foundation of facts; facts to support your claim. Usually used in the negative. Jerry s answering speech left his opponent without a leg to stand on. Amos sued for damages, but did not have a leg to stand on …
29leg to stand on — a firm foundation of facts, facts to support one s claims She doesn t have a leg to stand on as far as her excuses for not finishing her work goes …
30leg — A limb; the lower limb of the human body. A support, as of a table. A partial accomplishment of an undertaking or task. According to its common definition, the word leg does not include the foot or any of the bones in the foot. Butler v Eminent… …
