buttress

but·tress  (btrs)

n.

1. A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.

2. Something resembling a buttress, as:

a. The flared base of certain tree trunks.

b. A horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof.

3. Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce: "The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo" J. William Fulbright.

tr.v. but·tressed, but·tress·ing, but·tress·es

1. To support or reinforce with a buttress.

2. To sustain, prop, or bolster: "The author buttresses her analysis with lengthy dissections of several of Moore's poems" Warren Woessner.

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[Middle English buteras, from Old French bouterez, from bouter, to strike against, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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buttress

Noun

1. a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall

2. any support or prop

Verb

1. to support (a wall) with a buttress

2. to support or sustain: his observations are buttressed by the most recent scholarly research [Old French bouter to thrust]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buttress - a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building buttressing arc-boutant, flying buttress - a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
Verb	1.	buttress - reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
	2.	buttress - make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

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buttress

noun 1. support, shore, prop, brace, pier, reinforcement, strut, mainstay, stanchion, stay, abutment

verb 2. support, sustain, strengthen, shore, prop, reinforce, back up, brace, uphold, bolster, prop up, shore up, augment

Translations

buttress [ˈbʌtrɪs] n → contrafuerte m;

(fig) → apoyo, sostén m

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buttress [ˈbʌtrɪs] n → contrefort m

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buttress [ˈbʌtrɪs] n → Strebepfeiler m

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buttress [ˈbʌtrɪs] n → contrafforte m