Buttress - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbʌtrəs|  American pronunciation of the word buttress
Brit.  |ˈbʌtrɪs|  British pronunciation of the word buttress

noun

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

verb

- reinforce with a buttress
- make stronger or defensible
buttress your thesis

Extra examples

...the mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times...

...after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress...

The treaty will buttress the cause of peace.

The theory has been buttressed by the results of the experiment.

The evidence seemed to buttress their argument.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: buttress
he/she/it: buttresses
present participle: buttressing
past tense: buttressed
past participle: buttressed
noun
singular: buttress
plural: buttresses
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