Buttress is a structure used to support or REINFORCE a building, wall, or other structure. The crossword solutions for the term buttress include STRENGTHEN (10 letters), FORTIFY (7 letters), COLUMN (6 letters), FORTIFICATION (13 letters), UNDERPINNING (12 letters), ABUTMENT (8 letters), CARRY (5 letters), SHORE (5 letters), DEFENSE (7 letters), GIRD (4 letters), BRACE (5 letters), STRUT (5 letters), HOLDER (6 letters), REINFORCEMENT (13 letters), BULWARK (7 letters), BOLSTER (7 letters), PROP (4 letters), REINFORCE (9 letters), PIER (4 letters), STAY (4 letters), and shoreup (7 letters). These words all describe different ways to support or REINFORCE a structure, such as by strengthening it, fortifying it, using columns, fortifications, or UNDERPINNING, or by using abutments, carrying, shoring, defending, girding, bracing, struts, holders, reinforcements, bulwarks, bolsters, props, reinforcing, piers, stays, or shoreups.