English to Maori Meaning of buttress - taiepa

Buttress :

taiepa

noun

tautoko, taiepa, toko, noho, kaimahi, uta

verb

whakaū, taiepa, raina, tiaki i te hiku, te tiaki i te hiku

Buttress :: taiepaButtressed :: poupou'iButtresses :: hirinakiButtressing :: buttressing

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Definitions of buttress in English

Noun(1) a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Verb(1) reinforce with a buttress(2) make stronger or defensible

Examples of buttress in English

(1) Property and financial prosperity were powerful testimonies to the strength of each of these categories and a buttress to weak claims to either.(2) I leaned against the damp stone of the buttress , tilting my head to follow the line of the sheer wall up to where the ghosts of clouds raced before the moon.(3) Stallman thus launched his movement to build a buttress against this trend, by developing a free operating system within which the freedoms he had known could continue.(4) For the first time in human history the inferior man has no ready buttress for his self-regard.(5) When analysts can cite other experts, whether private sector or foreign liaison, they add to their own credibility - experts talk to other experts - as well as buttress their argument.(6) It means he can defend his own defence, with Nerlinger providing the buttress to protect the centre-backs.(7) The main buttress of state security is the national defense capability and only after it comes the economic might.(8) A big drop followed, down over rough rock and scree to the Bealach an Fhuarian from where a great greyish-white buttress reared alarmingly.(9) Hiking out, we talked about our ascent of the northwest buttress of Cloud Peak, trying to sound congratulatory.(10) The ├ö├ç├┐truth├ö├ç├û becomes another buttress in the society's ideological infrastructure.(11) And small-world experiences that we encounter naturally buttress people's religious faith as evidence of ├ö├ç├┐design.├ö├ç├û(12) A protective structure adapted to buttress opposed upright walls of an excavation.(13) I was expecting at least a stout defence, and probably new evidence that would help buttress his case, but he barely rated a mention in Trevor Mallard's speech, and I will tell the members why.(14) Even ├ö├ç├┐reverence for the emperor, the most important ideological buttress of the old order, was evidently giving way├ö├ç├û.(15) It is more economical to buttress it at certain intervals than to make the entire wall thicker.(16) there was a demand for a new stable order as a buttress against social collapse

Related Phrases of buttress

(1) flying buttress ::

taiepa e rere

Related Phrases of buttress

(1) flying buttress ::

taiepa e rere

Synonyms

Noun

1. prop ::

toko

2. support ::

tautoko

3. abutment ::

abutment

4. brace ::

Whītiki

5. shore ::

uta

6. pier ::

tauranga

7. reinforcement ::

ngā

8. stanchion ::

stanchion

Verb

9. strengthen ::

whakakaha

10. reinforce ::

whakaū

11. fortify ::

hanga

12. support ::

tautoko

13. bolster ::

urunga

14. shore up ::

uta ake

15. underpin ::

pou here

16. cement ::

sima

17. uphold ::

tautokona

18. prop up ::

toko ake

19. defend ::

tiakina e

20. sustain ::

paturu

Different Forms

buttress, buttressed, buttresses, buttressing

Word Example from TV Shows

$We need to get some poles\Nto make a buttress. Hurry!$

We need to get some poles
to make a BUTTRESS. Hurry!

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 12

Examples of buttress from TV Shows

$We need to get some poles\Nto make a buttress. Hurry!$

We need to get some poles
to make a BUTTRESS. Hurry!

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 12

English to Maori Dictionary: buttress

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