SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Synonyms

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• fortitude and determination

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• 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 part of a network that connects other networks together

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

• the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

• the act of constructing something

• a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

• the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

• a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

• drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

• an interpretation of a text or action

• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

• the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

• a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

• a single drawing in a comic strip

• an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

• a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

• the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• a structure supporting or containing something

• a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

• one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

• enclose in or as if in a frame

• enclose in a frame, as of a picture

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• formulate in a particular style or language

• make up plans or basic details for

• construct by fitting or uniting parts together

• a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• the underlying structure

• a structure supporting or containing something

• the basic structure or features of a system or organization

• the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

• a system of scaffolds

• something reduced to its minimal form

• a scandal that is kept secret

• the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

• the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

• the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

• a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement

• the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

• give a structure to