English dictionary

buttress

/'b/@/tr/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

noun.artifact

Synonyms buttressing

Source: WordNet 3.0
A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.

noun

Source: webster1913

reinforce with a buttress

verb.change

Examples
Buttress the church.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make stronger or defensible

verb.change

Examples
Buttress your thesis.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.

verb

Source: webster1913