support, reinforce
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Buttressing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Buttress
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Buttress
Noun
1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
(synonym) buttress
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) flying buttress, arc-boutant
Noun
1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
(synonym) buttressing
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) flying buttress, arc-boutant
Verb
1. reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"
(hypernym) reinforce, reenforce
(derivation) buttressing
2. make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
