buttresses is a form of:

Buttress



noun
1.
(a support built against a wall, a support, a prop) ឧបករណ៍ទល់, ទ្រ, ទប់
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ទម្រ, ខ្នងបង្អែក
verb — past tense: buttressed ; past participle: buttressed ; present participle: buttressing ;
1.
ទ្រ, គាំទ្រ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
2.
Anything which supports or strengthens.
verb — past tense: buttressed ; past participle: buttressed ; present participle: buttressing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.