Associations to the word «Buttressed»
Noun
- Sandstone
- Spur
- Prop
- Crumbling
- Weathering
- Causeway
- Archway
- Cupola
- Arcade
- Root
- Steep
- Canopy
- Cliff
- Extremity
- Coping
- Pedestal
- Mould
- Limestone
- Climb
- Ledge
- Offset
- Thrust
- Choir
- Plateau
- Ridge
- Height
- Shrike
- Flint
- Stage
- Staircase
- Multiple
- Column
- Detailing
- Thickness
- Northeast
- Slope
- Portal
- Entrance
- Cement
- Summit
- Nest
- Bay
- Konstantin
- Ceiling
- Concrete
- Bell
- Recess
- Groin
- Architecture
- Flank
- Gutter
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".
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