{"id":2153,"date":"2011-07-22T06:32:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T11:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattangre.com\/blog\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2019-08-30T16:49:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:49:22","slug":"iphone-vocabulary-fail-buttress-and-bolster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/blog\/iphone-vocabulary-fail-buttress-and-bolster\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Vocabulary Fail: Buttress and Bolster"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post from Damn You, Auto Correct! <\/a> inappropriately inserts the word buttressed<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As a noun, a buttress<\/A> is a structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement; something resembling a buttress, such as the flared base of certain tree trunks, a horny growth on the heel of a horse’s hoof, or a projection from a mountainside; or just anything that serves to support, prop, or reinforce.<\/p>\n

As a verb, to buttress<\/A> means “to support or reinforce with a buttress; to sustain, prop, or bolster.”<\/p>\n

The related word bolster<\/a> means, literally, a long narrow pillow or cushion, but you can also use the word as a verb to mean “to support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion; to buoy up or hearten.”<\/p>\n

So, let’s get this straight — a buttress is a support for a building and a bolster is more of a support for your back when you sit down. But you can use both words to mean “to support.” An army can buttress<\/i> its defenses, and someone can bolster<\/i> your spirits with a care package.<\/p>\n

Here is a previous post on the Vocabulary Blog about buttress<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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