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1. (n.) buttress
a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts.
2. buttress
any prop or support.
3. buttress
something resembling a buttress in shape or position.
4. buttress
a bony or horny protuberance, esp. on a horse's hoof.
5. (v.t.) buttress
to support by a buttress; prop up.
6. buttress
to give encouragement or support to.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME butres&indirdesc; OF (arc) boterez thrusting (arch))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) buttress, buttressing
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
2. (verb) buttress
reinforce with a buttress
"Buttress the church"
3. (verb) buttress
make stronger or defensible
"buttress your thesis"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Buttress
a projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry
2. (noun) Buttress
anything which supports or strengthens
3. (verb) Buttress
to support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly
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Sense: a support built on to the outside of a wall.
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 Afrikaans: stutmuur |
 Arabic: دَعامَه، رَكيزَه |
 Bulgarian: подпора |
 Brazilian: contraforte |
 Czech: podpěra zdi |
 German: der Strebepfeiler |
 Danish: støttepille; afstiver |
 Greek: αντιτείχισμα |
 Spanish: contrafuerte |
 Estonian: tugipiilar |
 Farsi: پشتواره؛ پشت بند |
 Finnish: tukipylväs |
 French: contrefort |
 Hebrew: מִסעַד |
 Hindi: पुश्ता |
 Croatian: potporanj |
 Hungarian: támfal |
 Indonesian: penopang |
 Icelandic: veggstuðull, styrktarstoð |
 Italian: contrafforte |
 Japanese: 控え壁 |
 Korean: 버팀벽 |
 Lithuanian: atrama |
 Latvian: balsts |
 Malay: sagang |
 Dutch: steunbeer |
 Norwegian: støttepilar, strebepilar |
 Polish: przypora |
 Persian: پشتواره؛ پشت بند |
 Pashto: درم ، پشتی |
 Portuguese: contraforte |
 Romanian: contrafort |
 Russian: контрфорс, подпорка |
 Slovak: podpera |
 Slovenian: opornik |
 Serbian: potpora |
 Swedish: strävpelare, stöd |
 Thai: โครงสร้างที่เป็นส่วนค้ำ |
 Turkish: payanda, destek |
 Taiwanese: 扶壁，撐牆 |
 Ukrainian: підпора; опора |
 Urdu: ٹیک ، پشتی بان |
 Vietnamese: trụ tường |
 Chinese: 扶垛，扶壁 |
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