buttressing

Noun
Synonyms: buttress

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a buildingSynonyms: buttress
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Buttress \But"tress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Buttressing.] To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. [1913 Webster]

To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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