Respond
A respond is a half-pier or half-pillar which is bonded into a wall and designed to carry the springer at one end of an arch.
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Famous quotes containing the word respond:
“Information about child development enhances parents’ capacity to respond appropriately to their children. Informed parents are better equipped to problem-solve, more confident of their decisions, and more likely to respond sensitively to their children’s developmental needs.”
—L. P. Wandersman (20th century)
“Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.”
—Bible: Hebrew Eli, in 1 Samuel, 3:9.
Advice to Samuel, on how to respond to God’s call.
“I just come and talk to the plants, really—very important to talk to them, they respond I find.”
—Charles, Prince Of Wales (b. 1948)