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Buttress

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  1. noun

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

    Similar: buttressing

  2. verb

    make stronger or defensible

    “buttress your thesis”

  3. verb

    reinforce with a buttress

    “Buttress the church”

Word family

buttressed · buttressing

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