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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun reinforcement has 5 senses

• reinforcement(n = noun.act) reenforcement, support - 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"
is a kind of military operation, operation
has particulars: close support
Derived form verb reinforce₁

• reinforcement(n = noun.communication) reenforcement - information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
is a kind of confirmation

• reinforcement(n = noun.cognition) reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it; Array
is a kind of input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
has particulars: positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus
Derived form verb reinforce₂

• reinforcement(n = noun.artifact) strengthener - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
has particulars: backing, mount, brace, bracing, brace, safety arch
is a kind of device
Derived form verb reinforce₁

• reinforcement(n = noun.act) reward - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; Array
is a kind of approval, approving, blessing
has particulars: carrot
Derived form verb reinforce₂

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THESAURUS

reinforcement

Pavlovian conditioning, accelerando, acceleration, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjunction, adjuvant, advocate, affirmation, affixation, agglutination, aggravation, alpenstock, amplitude, annex, annexation, antinode, appanage, appendage, appendant, appurtenance, appurtenant, arm, armament, athletic supporter, attachment, attestation, augment, augmentation, authentication, auxiliaries, back, backbone, backing, backing up, bandeau, bearer, bearing out, beefing-up, behavior, blowing up, blowup, bolster, bolstering, bra, brace, bracer, bracing, bracket, brassiere, buttress, buttressing, cane, carrier, case hardening, catering, certification, cervix, chandlery, circumstantiation, coda, complement, concentration, concomitant, condensation, conditioned response, conditioning, confirmation, consolidation, continuation, corollary, corroboration, corroboratory evidence, corset, crest, crook, crutch, de Broglie wave, deepening, diffraction, documentation, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, endowment, enhancement, equipment, exacerbation, exaggeration, explosion, extension, extrapolation, finding, fitting out, fixture, forces, fortification, foundation garment, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum, fulcrum, furnishing, furnishment, girdle, guided wave, guy, guywire, hardening, heating-up, heightening, in phase, increase, increment, information explosion, instrumental conditioning, intensification, interference, investment, invigoration, jock, jockstrap, joining, junction, juxtaposition, light, logistics, longitudinal wave, magnification, mainstay, maintainer, mast, mechanical wave, men, neck, negative reinforcement, node, offshoot, operant conditioning, out of phase, outfitting, pendant, period, periodic wave, personnel, pickup, population explosion, positive reinforcement, prefixation, preparation, procurement, proof, prop, providing, proving, proving out, provision, provisioning, psychagogy, purveyance, radio wave, ratification, ray, redoubling, reeducation, reflex, refreshment, reinforce, reinforcements, reinforcer, reinvigoration, relief, reorientation, replenishment, reserve forces, reserves, resonance, resonance frequency, rest, resting place, restrengthening, resupply, retailing, revivification, rigging, seismic wave, selling, shock wave, shoulder, shroud, side effect, side issue, soldiers, sound wave, speedup, spine, sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, step-up, stick, stiffener, strengthener, strengthening, subsidization, subsidy, substantiation, subvention, suffixation, superaddition, superfetation, superjunction, superposition, supplement, supplementation, supply, supplying, support, supporter, supporting evidence, surface wave, sustainer, tailpiece, tempering, tidal wave, tightening, transverse wave, trough, unconditioned reflex, undergirding, uniting, upholder, validation, verification, victualing, walking stick, wave, wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength

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Materials

N materials, material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple, adobe, brown stone, chinking, clapboard, daubing, puncheon, shake, shingle, bricks and mortar, metal, stone, clay, brick crockery, compo, composition, concrete, reinforced concrete, cement, wood, ore, timber, materials, supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum, ammunition, contingents, relay, reinforcement, reenforcement, baggage, means, calico, cambric, cashmere, raw, wooden, adobe.

Provision

N provision, supply, grist, grist for the mill, subvention, resources, groceries, grocery, providing, purveyance, reinforcement, reenforcement, commissariat, provender, ensilage, viaticum, caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur, jackal, pelican, sutler, grocery shop, grocery store.

Addition

N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.

Adjunct

N adjunct, addition, additament, additum, affix, appelidage, annexe, annex, augment, augmentation, increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item, garnish, sauce, accompaniment, adjective, addendum, complement, supplement, continuation, rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary, piece, flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege, tail, suffix, wing, additional, alate, alated, winged, in addition.

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