2syllables
buttress
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buttress is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, buttress is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofbuttress
1noun
- A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- A buttress-root.
- A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.
- Anything that supports or strengthens.
1verb
- To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
- (by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.
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