Synonyms: reenforcement, reinforcement, support
Definition: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
Usage: they called for artillery support
Similar words: military operation, operation
Definition: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Usage: it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
Synonyms: reward, reinforcement
Definition: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Similar words: approval, approving, blessing
Definition: the formal act of approving
Usage: he gave the project his blessing; his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
Synonyms: strengthener, reinforcement
Definition: a device designed to provide additional strength
Usage: the cardboard backing was just a strengthener; he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
Similar words: device
Definition: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Usage: the device is small enough to wear on your wrist; a device intended to conserve water
Synonyms: reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus
Definition: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Similar words: stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, input
Definition: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Synonyms: reenforcement, reinforcement
Definition: information that makes more forcible or convincing
Usage: his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
Similar words: confirmation
Definition: information that confirms or verifies