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 reinforcement reinforcement /ˌriːɪnˈfɔrsmənt/

noun

  1. () (military) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission  ( reenforcement , reinforcement , support )
    (military) 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
    they called for artillery support
  2. An act performed to strengthen approved behavior  ( reinforcement , reward )
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  3. A device designed to provide additional strength  ( reinforcement , strengthener )
    a device designed to provide additional strength
      The cardboard backing was just a strengthener
    the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
      He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
    he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
  4. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it  ( reinforcement , reinforcer , reinforcing stimulus )
    (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
  5. Information that makes more forcible or convincing  ( reinforcement , reenforcement )
    information that makes more forcible or convincing
      His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
    his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints


 Geococcyx californianus Geococcyx californianus /dʒiːoʊkoʊˈsɪks kælɪˈfɔrnɪənʊs/

noun

  1. Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas  ( chaparral cock , Geococcyx californianus , roadrunner )
    speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas


 Alphonse Bertillon Alphonse Bertillon /ælˈfɑns bɜɹˈtijən/

noun

  1. French criminologist (1853-1914)  ( Alphonse Bertillon , Bertillon )
    French criminologist (1853-1914)


 sops sops /ˈsɑːps/

noun

  1. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid  ( sop , sops )
    piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid


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