documentation
support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
care
maintenance
upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
| scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time |
| curatorship | the position of curator |
| minor surgery | any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
| support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
| close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures
ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
| support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
| obedience respect | behavior intended to please your parents, their children were never very strong on obedience, he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes |
| support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
| support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
sustenance
sustentation
sustainment
maintenance upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, they were in want of sustenance, fishing was their main sustainment |
logistic support
logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
| integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid
international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support
interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
deference
respect | a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard, his deference to her wishes was very flattering, be sure to give my respects to the dean |
variola minor
variola minor virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about percent |
American woodcock
woodcock snipe Philohela minor | small long-billed woodcock, prized as a game bird |
| arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
| minor suit | ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs |
minor tranquilizer
minor tranquillizer
minor tranquilliser
antianxiety drug
anxiolytic
anxiolytic drug | a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
| support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose
support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
deference respect
respectfulness | courteous regard for people's feelings, in deference to your wishes, out of respect for his privacy |
pectoralis minor
musculus pectoralis minor
smaller pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs |
rhomboid minor muscle
lesser rhomboid muscle
musculus rhomboideus minor | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
teres minor
teres minor muscle
musculus teres minor | teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally |
| support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest, the policy found little public support, his faith was all the support he needed, the team enjoyed the support of their fans |
respect
regard | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point, it differs in that respect |
bit part
minor role | a small role |
| minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
respect esteem
regard | an attitude of admiration or esteem, she lost all respect for him |
title title of respect
form of address | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General', the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title |
minor premise
minor premiss
subsumption | the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
minor scale
minor diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the nd and rd and th and th |
minor key
minor mode | a key based on the minor scale |
accompaniment
musical accompaniment
backup
support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
| regard respect | a feeling of friendship and esteem, she mistook his manly regard for love, he inspires respect |
minor-league team
minor-league club | a team that plays in a minor league |
Office of Intelligence Support
OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy |