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buttress definition

buttress


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buttress 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buttress 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  buttress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  buttress 
 
  2  senses  of  buttress 
 
  Sense  1 
  buttress 
  =>  reinforce,  reenforce 
 
  Sense  2 
  buttress 
  =>  strengthen,  beef  up  fortify 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  buttress 
 
  buttress  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  buttress 
 
  Sense  1 
  buttress 
  =>  reinforce,  reenforce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  buttress 
  =>  strengthen,  beef  up  fortify 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  buttress 
  buttress 
  buttressing 
  flying  buttress 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buttress 
 
  The  noun  buttress  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttress,  buttressing  --  (a  support  usually  of  stone  or  brick;  supports  the  wall  of  a  building) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buttress 
 
  The  verb  buttress  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttress  --  (reinforce  with  a  buttress;  "Buttress  the  church") 
  2.  buttress  --  (make  stronger  or  defensible;  buttress  your  thesis") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  buttress 
  buttressed 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buttress 
 
  The  noun  buttress  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttress,  buttressing  --  (a  support  usually  of  stone  or  brick;  supports  the  wall  of  a  building) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buttress 
 
  The  verb  buttress  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buttress  --  (reinforce  with  a  buttress;  "Buttress  the  church") 
  2.  buttress  --  (make  stronger  or  defensible;  buttress  your  thesis") 



buttress definition