HyperDic: buttressed

English > 1 sense of the word *buttressed*:
ADJECTIVE	all	buttressed, braced	held up by braces or buttresses

buttressed > pronunciation
Sounds	bah'trahst
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *buttressed*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	held up by braces or buttresses.
Synonym	braced
Broader	supported	held up or having the weight borne especially from below