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View usage for: (bʌtrəs) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural buttresses, present participle buttressing, past tense, past participle buttressed1. countable nounButtresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. Synonyms: support, shore, prop, brace More Synonyms of buttress 2. verbTo buttress an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength. [written] ...buttressing his study with impressive wads of statistics. [VERB noun with noun] The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate. [VERB noun] Synonyms: support, sustain, strengthen, shore More Synonyms of buttress buttress in British English (ˈbʌtrɪs) noun1. Also called: pier a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall See also flying buttress 3. something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside 4. either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse's hoof verb (transitive)5. to support (a wall) with a buttress Word origin C13: from Old French bouterez, short for ars bouterez thrusting arch, from bouter to thrust, butt3buttress in American English (ˈbʌtrɪs) noun1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it 2. anything like a buttress; support or prop verb transitive3. to support or reinforce with a buttress Word origin ME boteras < OFr bouterez, pl. of bouteret, flying buttress < buter: see butt 2Examples of 'buttress' in a sentencebuttress I am not a pillar of the Church of England, merely a minor buttress.As we came onto an elevated section of road I noticed a group of men with notebooks sitting on a concrete buttress. Word lists withbuttress architectural featuresIn other languagesbuttress British English: buttress NOUN Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. ...the neo-Gothic buttresses of the church. - American English: buttress
- Brazilian Portuguese: contraforte
- Chinese: 扶璧
- European Spanish: contrafuerte
- French: contrefort
- German: Strebepfeiler
- Italian: contrafforte
- Japanese: 控え壁
- Korean: 부벽
- European Portuguese: contraforte
- Latin American Spanish: contrafuerte
Definition any support or prop a buttress of rock Definition to support or sustain His tough line is buttressed by a democratic mandate. Additional synonymsDefinition a construction that supports the end of a bridge It looked as though he would crash into the concrete abutment. Synonyms support, prop, brace, pier, strut, buttress, bulwarkDefinition to make or become greater in number or strength She was searching for a way to augment her income. Synonyms increase, grow, raise, extend, boost, expand, add to, build up, strengthen, enhance, reinforce, swell, intensify, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, dilateDefinition to support or strengthen a number of measures intended to bolster morale Synonyms support, help, aid, maintain, boost, strengthen, assist, prop, reinforce, hold up, cushion, brace, shore up, augment, buttress, buoy up, give a leg up to (informal) - buttocks
- button
- buttonhole
- buttress
- buxom
- buy
- buy someone off
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