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The word of the day is ‘buttress’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence and it is also a verb. i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is buttressed.
It means:
1. Brace
2. Support
3. A source of defence
4. Bolster
1. The angle between the wall and a bar is called the “buttress.”.
2. I got astride of the buttress and painfully forced my way up.
3. I was a mother and a home-maker and the hope and buttress of the future.
4. In comparison with you, he is but as a pinnacle to a buttress.
5. As the buttress does not bond with the wall it was evidently a later addition.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
abutment, column, mainstay, pier, prop, reinforcement, shore, stanchion, stay, strut, underpinning, support, strengthen, reinforce, fortify, prop up, bolster up, shore up, underpin, cement, brace, uphold, confirm, defend, maintain, back up, buoy up, etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
undercut, undermine, weaken, etc.
Quotation:
If war illuminates love, love offers the possibility of allowing some light to be brought back out of the shadows. It’s almost as if they buttress and make possible an understanding of each other.
Richard Flanagan
Social Example:
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