stiffener (noun) support: something that holds up structure
Sinonime: abutment,
agency,
back, backing,
base,
bed, bedding,
block,
brace,
buttress, collar, column,
cornerstone,
device, flotation, foothold, footing,
foundation, fulcrum, groundwork,
guide,
hold, lining,
means,
medium,
pillar,
platform, pole,
post, prop, rampart,
reinforcement,
rest, rib, rod, shore,
stake, stanchion, stave,
stay, stiffener, stilt, substratum, substructure, sustentation, timber, underpinning