verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of buttress form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

affirmationattestationbackingbankbeambearing

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