buttress
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but·tress
(bŭt′rĭs)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).
[Middle English buteras, from Old French bouterez, from bouter, to strike against, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]
buttress
(ˈbʌtrɪs)n
1. (Architecture) Also called: pier a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall. See also flying buttress
2. any support or prop
3. something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside
4. (Zoology) either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse's hoof
vb (tr)
5. (Building) to support (a wall) with a buttress
6. to support or sustain
[C13: from Old French bouterez, short for ars bouterez thrusting arch, from bouter to thrust, butt3]
but•tress
(ˈbʌ trɪs)n.
1. a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts.
2. any prop or support.
3. something resembling a buttress in shape or position.
4. a bony or horny protuberance, esp. on a horse's hoof.
v.t. 5. to support by a buttress; prop up.
6. to give encouragement or support to.
[1350–1400; Middle English butres « Old French (arc) boterez thrusting (arch)]
buttress
Past participle: buttressed
Gerund: buttressing
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Noun | 1. | buttress - a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building 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" |
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" |
buttress
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buttress
nounverb
To present evidence in support of:
Translations
دَعامَه، رَكيزَه
opěrný pilířoporapodpěra zdi
afstiverstøttepille
támfal
veggstuîull, styrktarstoî
atrama
balsts
buttress
n (Archit) → Strebepfeiler m; (fig) → Pfeiler m
buttress
[ˈbʌtrɪs]1. n → contrafforte m, sperone m
2. vt → armare di contrafforti, rafforzare (con speroni) (fig) → tener su, tenere in piedi; (argument) → avvalorare
buttress
(ˈbatris) noun a support built on to the outside of a wall.
buttress
n. contrafuerte, resfuerzo, sostén.