34 entries under buttress topic. ×

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support(noun, verb, hold, maintain, stay)
12
prop(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
10
brace(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
9
stay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
6
crutch(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
4
shore(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
4
strut(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
3
bolster(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
2
bear(verb, hold, maintain, stay, base)
2
carry(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
hold(noun, verb, support, maintain, base)
2
hold up(verb, expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
keep up(verb, expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
maintain(verb, reinforce, buoy)
2
reinforce(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, bolster)
2
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
shoulder(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
sustain(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
2
undergird(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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