meaning of buttresses
1.  A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry. 
2.  Anything which supports or strengthens. 
3.  To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. 
4.  a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
						 
Related Words
buttress | buttressed | buttressing |
