[0745] buttress

[보카길라잡이]

n.

1. A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
2. Something resembling a buttress, as:
   1. The flared base of certain tree trunks.
   2. A horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof.
3. Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce: “The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo” (J. William Fulbright).

tr.v. but·tressed, but·tress·ing, but·tress·es

1. To support or reinforce with a buttress.
2. To sustain, prop, or bolster: “The author buttresses her analysis with lengthy dissections of several of Moore's poems” (Warren Woessner).

buttress

n : a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building [syn: buttressing]

v 1: reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"

2: make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"

[고냉이짱]

buttress [버트리스] 버팀목, 지지, ~을 지지하다,

[셋흐양]

버텨리스 버티리다 버텨버텨