Crossword-Solution: SUSTAIN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Sustain | v. t. | To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. |
| Sustain | v. t. | Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To suffer; to bear; to undergo. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit. |
| Sustain | v. t. | To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition. |
| Sustain | n. | One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SUSTAIN | anagram | AUSTINS, ISSUANT, SUSITNA |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SUSTAIN (5)
Were it I thought Death menac’t would ensue This my attempt, I would sustain alone The worst, and not perswade thee, rather die Deserted, then oblige thee with a fact Pernicious to thy Peace, chiefly assur’d Remarkably so late of thy so true, So faithful Love unequald; but I feel Farr otherwise th’ event, not Death, but Life Augmented, op’nd Eyes, new Hopes, new Joyes, Taste so Divine, that what of sweet before Hath toucht my sense, flat seems to this, and harsh.
The reading of these documents enabled me to utter my thoughts, and to meet the arguments brought forward to sustain slavery; but while they relieved me of one difficulty, they brought on another even more painful than the one of which I was relieved.
Government efforts to reduce Nigeria's dependence on oil exports and to sustain noninflationary growth have fallen short due to inadequate new investment funds.
She suddenly felt a longing desire to speak to some one stronger than herself, and so get strength to sustain her surmised position with dignity and her carking doubts with stoicism.
Meanwhile, the merchants and ship-masters, the spruce clerks and uncouth sailors, entered and departed; the bustle of his commercial and Custom-House life kept up its little murmur round about him; and neither with the men nor their affairs did the General appear to sustain the most distant relation.
Quotes with SUSTAIN (3)
The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.
For many have but one resource to sustain them in their misery, and that is to think, “Circumstances have been against me, I was worthy to be something much better than I have been. I admit I have never had a great love or a great friendship; but that is because I never met a man or a woman who were worthy of it; if I have not written any very good books, it is because I had not the leisure to do so; or, if I have had no children to whom I could devote myself it is because I …
In the wilderness, God's covenant people struggled with a choice between feeding their bellies and nourishing their souls. God provided manna--a breadlike food that fell to the ground during the night--to sustain the wandering Israelites and to teach them how to value His Word more than physical fulfillment.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 18 times in crossword archives (1950–2022).