Associations to the word «Strengthening»

Wiktionary

STRENGTHENING, verb. Present participle of strengthen
STRENGTHENING, noun. That to strengthen.
STRENGTHENING PLASTER, noun. (medicine) (archaic) A plaster containing iron, supposed to have tonic effects.
STRENGTHENING PLASTERS, noun. Plural of strengthening plaster

Dictionary definition

STRENGTHENING, noun. Becoming stronger.
STRENGTHENING, noun. The act of increasing the strength of something.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats