noun🔗ShareContrafuerteA brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it."The old church wall needed a buttress to keep it from collapsing. "La antigua pared de la iglesia necesitaba un contrafuerte para evitar que se derrumbara.architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrafuerte, soporteAnything that serves to support something; a prop."The thick textbook acted as a buttress for the stack of papers on my desk, preventing them from toppling over. "El grueso libro de texto sirvió de soporte para la pila de papeles en mi escritorio, evitando que se cayeran.architecturestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrafuerteA buttress-root."The oak tree's buttress-roots helped it stay firmly anchored in the rocky soil. "Los contrafuertes del roble le ayudaron a permanecer firmemente anclado en el suelo rocoso.architectureplantbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrafuerte, peñascoA feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff."The hikers scrambled up the steep slope, carefully avoiding the sharp buttress of rock that jutted out from the mountainside. "Los excursionistas subieron por la empinada ladera, evitando cuidadosamente el afilado peñasco que sobresalía de la ladera de la montaña.geologygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrafuerte, apoyoAnything that supports or strengthens."The extra support beams were a buttress to the weakened classroom wall. "Las vigas de soporte adicionales fueron un apoyo para la pared debilitada del aula.structurebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApuntalar, reforzarTo support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress."The students buttressed their argument with evidence from the textbook. "Los estudiantes apuntalaron su argumento con pruebas del libro de texto.architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApoyar, corroborar, respaldar(by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate."The student used research from several books to buttress her argument in the essay. "La estudiante utilizó investigaciones de varios libros para respaldar su argumento en el ensayo.statementlawcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
