strengthener

Meanings

• a device or substance that makes something stronger.

  - "The strengthener increased the weight lifting capacity of the athlete."
  - "The strengthener for the bridge was a special concrete mixture that made the bridge stronger than usual."

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Rhymes

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army , harmony , variety

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Homophones

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1. street
   

2. streetcar
   

3. streetsweeper
   

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Variants

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strengthen , strengthened , strengthener , strengtheners , strengthening , strengthens

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Forms

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noun, verb

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Etymology

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from Old French 'strengner' meaning 'to make strong' or from Middle English 'strengthenen' meaning 'to make strong'.

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Related Concepts

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1. reinforcement: the process of adding or strengthening something in order to make it more effective or reliable.

2. fortification: the process of making a place or thing stronger and more resilient, often by adding protective structures or materials.

3. reinforcing material: a material that is used to strengthen or reinforce another material or structure. Examples of reinforcing materials include steel bars, fiberglass reinforcements, and concrete reinforcements.

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Culture

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In literature and art, strengtheners are often depicted as tools or substances used to make something stronger or more resilient. For example, in the novel 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway, the character Santiago uses a small bottle of wine to strengthen his back after days of fishing. In music, strengtheners can refer to chords or harmonies that give a song a strong, stable feel or that help to carry a melody forward. For example, in the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen, the use of the chorus harmony in the line 'Mama, just killed a man' helps to give the song a strong, powerful feel that helps to carry the melody forward.

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