buttress

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buttress (enc)

Noun	1.	buttress - a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building buttressing arc-boutant, flying buttress - a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
Verb	1.	buttress - reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
	2.	buttress - make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"

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