Associations to the word «Buttress»
Noun
- Pinnacle
- Lancet
- Parapet
- Nave
- Spire
- Transept
- Chancel
- Aisle
- Turret
- Gable
- Arch
- Cornice
- Niche
- Vault
- Masonry
- Exterior
- Tower
- Crag
- Facade
- Steeple
- Porch
- Angle
- Ascent
- Climber
- Roof
- Pier
- Gully
- Window
- Storey
- Cathedral
- Antarctica
- Edifice
- Corner
- Pillar
- Escarpment
- Bastion
- Rampart
- Wall
- Embankment
- Dome
- Dam
- Rubble
- Chapel
- Glacier
- Cloister
- Slab
- Vantage
- Projection
- Frieze
- Rib
- Doorway
- Stair
- Slate
- Trunk
- Opening
- Granite
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BUTTRESS, noun. (architecture) A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
BUTTRESS, noun. Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
BUTTRESS, noun. (botany) A buttress-root.
BUTTRESS, noun. (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.
BUTTRESS, noun. (figurative) Anything that supports or strengthens.
BUTTRESS, verb. To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
BUTTRESS, verb. To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.
Dictionary definition
BUTTRESS, noun. A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building.
BUTTRESS, verb. Reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church".
BUTTRESS, verb. Make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.