BUTTRESS


Meaning of BUTTRESS in English

n. 25B6; noun

stone buttresses : PROP, support, abutment, shore, pier, reinforcement, stanchion.

a buttress against social collapse : SAFEGUARD, defence, protection, guard; support, prop; bulwark.

25B6; verb authority was buttressed by religion : STRENGTHEN, reinforce, fortify, support, bolster, shore up, underpin, cement, uphold, defend, back up.

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