Buttress Mnemonic
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buttress
buttress
/ˈbʌtɹəs/
counterfort
Examples
- Heavy buttresses divide the windows and support the tower.
- 'Endiandra discolor' is a buttressed rainforest tree.
- At the base of the buttress are two dungeons or cells.
- The base of the trunk sometimes has buttresses.
- The walls and buttress were made of tezontle.
- But the second argument does tend to buttress the first.
- Four citations buttress the claims made in the passage.
- The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass.
- The nave to the east cuts around the buttress to embrace it.
- It was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress.
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
noun
reinforce with a buttress
verb
make stronger or defensible
verb
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"Butt + Dress. The dress supports her like a buttress in old castles."
"But + Dress. She wore a dress that supported her like a strong buttress."
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