Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun buttress

1 sense of buttress

Sense 1
buttress, buttressing -- (a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building)
       => support -- (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb buttress

2 senses of buttress

Sense 1
buttress -- (reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church")
       => reinforce, reenforce -- (make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete")

Sense 2
buttress -- (make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis")
       => strengthen, beef up, fortify -- (make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries")