buttressed

Meanings

• adjective

  Supported or reinforced on all sides, typically by additional structural material.

  - "The ancient castle walls were buttressed to prevent collapse."
  - "The engineer recommended buttressing the bridge to ensure its safety."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with buttressed
hustled , rustled , pistoled , distorted

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Variants

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buttress , buttressed , buttresses , buttressing

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Etymology

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From Old French butressier, from butte 'mound, hill' + -ress- 'resting'.

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Trivia

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1. The Great Wall of China has thousands of buttresses to help support its massive size.

2. Buttresses have been used in architecture since ancient times, with the earliest known examples dating back to the Roman Empire.

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Related Concepts

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1. Architecture: In architecture, buttresses are structural supports added to the outside of a wall to counteract the lateral pressure of the wall and keep it from collapsing.

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Culture

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In literature, 'buttressed' has been used metaphorically to describe emotional support or reinforcement. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to be 'buttressed' by his ambition.

How to Memorize "buttressed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a wall with additional supports to prevent it from collapsing. Imagine the weight of the wall being distributed evenly by the buttresses.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'buttressed' with the idea of support or reinforcement. Think of a wall being held up by additional structural elements.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'buttress' as 'Butter Support Structures Solidly'.

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