bolster

v. support, strengthen, reinforce

n. long ornamental pillow for a bed or sofa, cushion

A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz) is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down, or fibre. In western countries, it is usually placed at the head of bed and functions as head or back support. In southeast Asian countries, in particular Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, the bolster is designed to be hugged when sleeping. It is called a dakimakura in Japanese.
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Noun
1. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
(synonym) long pillow
(hypernym) pillow
Verb
1. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
(synonym) bolster up
(hypernym) reinforce, reenforce
2. prop up with a pillow or bolster
(hypernym) prop up, prop, shore up, shore
(derivation) long pillow
3. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
(synonym) pad
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full

n. shell, husk, shuck

(v. t.)
To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.
  

(v. t.)
To support with a bolster or pillow.
  

(n.)
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
  

(n.)
the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
  

(n.)
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
  

(n.)
The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
  

(n.)
That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
  

(n.)
Anything used to prevent chafing.
  

(n.)
Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.
  

(n.)
A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.
  

(n.)
A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.
  

(n.)
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
  

(n.)
A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
  

(n.)
A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.
  

(n.)
A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.
  

(n.)
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.