buttress
Definitions
Noun
- A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Verb
- Reinforce with a buttress
- Make stronger or defensible
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "buttress".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buttressed | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | buttresses | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | buttress | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | buttressing | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "buttress".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | business | 2 | 393 |
| 2 | badness | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | barcus | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | baseless | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | backless | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | barkus | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | bartus | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | beilfuss | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | berettas | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | bialas | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | bierbusse | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bigness | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bilious | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | blueness | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | bockius | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | boneless | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | brajdas | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | broadus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | brutus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bulbous | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | bumpus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | bupkus | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "buttress".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bitterness | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | butts | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | burgess | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | buttresses | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | buttressed | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | butte | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | buttressing | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | buttrey | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | butters | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | buttars | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | burress | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | burness | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tress | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | bures | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | bress | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | mattress | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | huntress | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | buttered | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | butare's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | burtness | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "buttress" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "buttress" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "buttress" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "buttress".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
American Missiles Pulled From South Korea To Buttress Campaign Against Iran
Mar 10, 2026 The New York Sun
Mar 10, 2026 The New York Sun
Europe's new biotech rules could buttress global food security
Jan 6, 2026 Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jan 6, 2026 Peterson Institute for International Economics
Costs of war: Preemptive strikes against Iran buttress against later cataclysm
Mar 5, 2026 The Journal Gazette
Mar 5, 2026 The Journal Gazette
Royal prerogative: King Charles III banishes Andrew to buttress the House of Windsor's foundations
Feb 27, 2026 Boston 25 News
Feb 27, 2026 Boston 25 News
The Proper Role of Equality in Constitutional Adjudication: The Cathedral’s Missing Buttress
Jun 30, 2025 Yale Law Journal
Jun 30, 2025 Yale Law Journal