buttress

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

2. n. Anything which supports or strengthens. Source: opted

3. v. t. To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. Source: opted

4. n. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Source: wordnet

5. v. reinforce with a buttress Source: wordnet

6. v. make stronger or defensible Source: wordnet

7. 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry. Note: When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a wall, it is a pier. 2. Anything which supports or strengthens. "The ground pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity." South. Flying buttress. See Flying buttress. To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. Burke. Source: webster

8. A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust ofan arch, or for ornament and symmetry. Source: adambom

9. n:25/v:75 n. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building v. reinforce with a buttress v. make stronger or defensible Source: ecdict

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