prop
Actor's handheld item
Prop is a word in its own right, and also an abbreviation.
To prop something up is to support it, literally or figuratively: Use the wooden wedge to prop the door open.
A prop is something you use to do this.
Prop also abbreviates property in the theater, where props are items that an actor interacts with.
A propjet is a jet with a propeller. Written after the name of someone, prop. indicates that they are the proprietor (that is, owner).
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- shoreLand bordering water
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
stabilize · strut · beam · post · jack · stand · lean · rest
Raised performance platform
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- setArrange in position
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- scriptWritten words for performance
rehearsal · director · actor · actress · curtain · spotlight · backstage · playbill
Flying mammal or sports club
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- wheelRotating circular frame
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
wedging · centering · slab · coil · extruder · armature · mold · support
Mobility aid for injured
- relianceState of needing support
- dependencyState of needing support
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- sustainKeep something going continuously
emotional · psychological · enabler · fallback · security · anchor · mainstay · lifeline
Rotating blades creating thrust
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- rotationTurning on an axis
- pitchFrequency of sound
- thrustForceful forward motion
aircraft · engine · spinner · hub · feather · turboprop · airscrew
brace
Device providing structural stability
scaffold · stabilize · strut · beam · post · jack · stand · lean · rest · wedge
stage
Raised performance platform
script · rehearsal · director · actor · actress · curtain · spotlight · backstage · playbill · performance
scrum
Contested pack restart
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
throwing · wedging · centering · slab · coil · extruder · armature · mold · support · drying
crutch
Mobility aid for injured
- relianceState of needing support
- dependencyState of needing support
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
sustain · emotional · psychological · enabler · fallback · security · anchor · mainstay · lifeline
propeller
Rotating blades creating thrust
thrust · aircraft · engine · spinner · hub · feather · turboprop · airscrew
column
Vertical structural element
base · Corinthian · Ionic · Doric · caryatid · portico · colonnade · pilaster · entablature · arcade
timber
Wood for construction
roof · coal · underground · gallery · stope · bracing · shoring · timbering · headframe · adit
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, image
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- structural supportsbeams, posts, columns, scaffold, girders
- propellerspropeller, blade, rotor, rotor blades, blade tip
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- costumeswitch, costume, vampire, pirate, ghost costume
propstar
Luminous astronomical object
lead · main attraction · centerpiece · protagonist · leading role
- prop upSupport to prevent collapse
- propped upSupported from beneath
- prop gunsNon-functional firearm replicas
- propping upSupporting to prevent collapse
- movie propObject used during filming
- mad propsSlang for sincere admiration
appropriate, improper, props, propped, impropriety, proprietary, propping, expropriate, expropriation