English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Buttressed Pronunciation
Buttressed is pronounced BUH-truhst, IPA /ˈbətrəst/.
BUH-truhst
US /ˈbətrəst/ · UK /ˈbʌtrəst/
Syllables: BUH · truhst (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb and adjective: Supported or strengthened, often by a stone support built against a wall.
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Buttressed in a Sentence
- The east wall is buttressed along its whole length.
- She buttressed the claim with three separate studies.
- A buttressed tower survives at the west end.
Common Mispronunciations of Buttressed
Not buh-TREST
Buttress keeps the weight at the front, and the ending does nothing to shift it.
Not BUH-truh-sed
The ending arrives as a plain t pressed onto the s, earning no beat of its own.
Tip: A flying buttress carries the thrust of a roof away from a wall, and the verb grew out of that image.
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