buttressnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbʌt.rəs/us/ˈbʌt.rəs/a structure made of stone or brick that sticks out from and supports a wall of a building
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Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- cantilever
- catwalk
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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buttressverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbʌt.rəs/us/ˈbʌt.rəs/to build buttresses to support a building or structure:
It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.
to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it:
The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- cantilever
- catwalk
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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