Definition of sustain

"sustain" in the verb sense

1. prolong, sustain, keep up

lengthen or extend in duration or space

"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"

"prolong the treatment of the patient"

"keep up the good work"

2. suffer, sustain, have, get

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses

"She suffered a fracture in the accident"

"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"

"She got a bruise on her leg"

"He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

3. nourish, nurture, sustain

provide with nourishment

"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"

"This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

4. sustain, keep, maintain

supply with necessities and support

"She alone sustained her family"

"The money will sustain our good cause"

"There's little to earn and many to keep"

5. hold, support, sustain, hold up

be the physical support of carry the weight of

"The beam holds up the roof"

"He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"

"What's holding that mirror?"

6. sustain

admit as valid

"The court sustained the motion"

7. confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

"his story confirmed my doubts"

"The evidence supports the defendant"

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Quotations for sustain

You take my house, when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live. [ William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice ]

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. [ Epictetus ]

Let fiery hope sustain you in the pursuit of what is good. [ Zoroaster ]

Great names degrade instead of elevating those who know not how to sustain them. [ La Rochefoucauld ]

A religion which requires persecution to sustain it is of the devil's propagation. [ Hosea Ballou ]

Vanity and pride sustain so close an alliance as to be often mistaken for each other. [ Gladstone ]

A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain. [ Ovid ]

I have often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. [ Washington Irving ]

The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot. [ Wm. Hazlitt ]

Some women have in the course of their lives a double engagement to sustain, equally difficult to break or to dissimulate: in one case the contract is wanting, in the other the heart. [ La Bruyere ]

Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them; it is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation; from pure extravagance, and genuine, unmingled falsehood, the world never has, and never can sustain any mischief. [ Sydney Smith ]

The birds of the air die to sustain thee; the beasts of the field die to nourish thee; the fishes of the sea die to feed thee. Our stomachs are their common sepulchre. Good God! with how many deaths are our poor lives patched up! how full of death is the life of momentary man! [ Quarles ]

sustain in Scrabble®

The word sustain is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters sustain:

SUSTAIN
(78 = 28 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sustain

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In sustain

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sustain in Words With Friends™

The word sustain is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters sustain:

SUSTAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
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(80 = 45 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

sustain

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sustain

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In sustain

SUSTAIN
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Words within the letters of sustain

2 letter words in sustain (11 words)

3 letter words in sustain (15 words)

5 letter words in sustain (12 words)

6 letter words in sustain (3 words)

7 letter words in sustain (1 word)

Word Growth involving sustain

Shorter words in sustain

ai stain

in stain

ta stain

us

Longer words containing sustain

selfsustain selfsustained

selfsustain selfsustainer selfsustainers

selfsustain selfsustaining selfsustainingly

selfsustain selfsustains

sustainability

sustainable nonsustainable

sustainable unsustainable

sustainably

sustained nonsustained

sustained selfsustained

sustained unsustained

sustaining nonsustaining

sustaining selfsustaining selfsustainingly

sustaining unsustaining

sustainment

sustains selfsustains