nnoun.artifacta support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a buildingSynset:buttressing
Derivationally Related Form:buttress
Hypernyms:support
Inherited Hypernyms:buttresssupportsupporting structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:arc-boutantflying buttress
Full Hyponyms:flying buttress
vverb.changereinforce with a buttressDerivationally Related Form:buttress
Hypernyms:reenforce reinforce
Inherited Hypernyms:buttressreinforcestrengthenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake stronger or defensibleHypernyms:beef up fortify strengthen
Inherited Hypernyms:buttressstrengthenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something