| Main Entry: | leg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage used for support |
Synonyms: |
brace, column, lap, limb, member, part, pile, pole, portion, post, prop, section, segment, shank, stage, stake, stilt, stretch, stump, support, upright |
| Main Entry: | boost |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | encouragement |
Synonyms: |
aid, assistance, backup, buildup, goose, hand*, handout, help, helping hand, improvement, leg up, leg*, lift, praise, promotion, shot in the arm, support |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, hindrance |
| Main Entry: | extremity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animate being's appendage |
Synonyms: |
backside, finger, flipper, foot, hand, leg, limb, paw, posterior, toe |
| Main Entry: | limb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage |
Synonyms: |
arm, bough, branch, extension, extremity, fin, gam, leg, lobe, member, offshoot, part, pin, pinion, process, projection, spray, sprig, spur, stem, switch, unit, wheel, wing |
| Main Entry: | member |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage |
Synonyms: |
arm, component, constituent, element, extremity, feature, fragment, leg, limb, organ, part, portion, segment |
| Main Entry: | patience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capacity, willingness to endure |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, bearing, calmness, composure, constancy, cool*, diligence, endurance, equanimity, even temper, forbearance, fortitude, grit, guts*, gutsiness, heart, humility, imperturbability, intestinal fortitude, legs, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, moderation, moxie*, nonresistance, passiveness, passivity, perseverance, persistence, poise, resignation, restraint, self-control, serenity, starch, staying power, stoicism, submission, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, yielding |
| Notes: | patience means the capacity to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming angry or upset; patients are people who requires medical care |
Antonyms: |
agitation, frustration, impatience, intolerance |
| Main Entry: | pole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bar, post |
Synonyms: |
beam, extremity, flagpole, flagstaff, leg, mast, pile, plank, rod, shaft, spar, staff, stake, standard, stave, stick, stilt, stud, terminus |
| Main Entry: | post |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upright support |
Synonyms: |
column, doorpost, leg, mast, newel, pale, palisade, panel, pedestal, picket, pile, pillar, pole, prop, rail, shaft, stake, standard, stilt, stock, stud |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase in salary or position |
Synonyms: |
accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold-up, increment, jump, jump-up, leg*, leg-up, move-up, promotion, raising, rise, step-up |
Antonyms: |
decrease, drop, reduction |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | level, period within structure or |
Synonyms: |
degree, division, footing, grade, juncture, lap, leg, length, moment, node, notch, phase, plane, point, point in time, rung, standing, status, step, system date |