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BUTTRESSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Synonyms:
buttress; buttressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("buttressing" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buttressing"):
arc-boutant; flying buttress (a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb buttress
