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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