BUTTRESSES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word buttresses. (close relations)
Definition of BUTTRESSES
Best Alternative Words for BUTTRESSES
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braces | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | ||||||||
props | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • proper respect | ||||||||
stays | verbv | |||||||
noun • a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | ||||||||
corbels | nounn | |||||||
noun • (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) verb • furnish with a corbel | ||||||||
pillars | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fundamental principle or practice • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower • a prominent supporter • a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure | ||||||||
reinforcements | nounn | |||||||
noun • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission • information that makes more forcible or convincing • (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it • a device designed to provide additional strength • an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | ||||||||
shores | nounn | |||||||
noun • the land along the edge of a body of water • a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support verb • serve as a shore to • arrive on shore • support by placing against something solid or rigid | ||||||||
struts | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a proud stiff pompous gait • brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression verb • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | ||||||||
supports | verbv | |||||||
noun • the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities • aiding the cause or policy or interests of • something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission • documentary validation • the financial means whereby one lives • supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts • any device that bears the weight of another thing • financial resources provided to make some project possible verb • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to • support materially or financially • be behind; approve of • be the physical support of; carry the weight of • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • adopt as a belief • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm • argue or speak in defense of • play a subordinate role to (another performer) • be a regular customer or client of • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
underpinnings | nounn | |||||||
noun • A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall. • A basis for something. • The lower body or legs. | ||||||||
underprops | ||||||||
verb • To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold, prop up. | ||||||||
brace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a support that steadies or strengthens something else • two items of the same kind • a set of two similar things considered as a unit • either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material • a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it • elastic straps that hold trousers up • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities • a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring • a structural member used to stiffen a framework verb • prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace • support by bracing • cause to be alert and energetic | ||||||||
buttressing | verbv | |||||||
noun • a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building | ||||||||
counterfort | nounn | |||||||
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