ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUTTRESS
From Old French bouterez, short for ars bouterez thrusting arch, from bouter to thrust, butt³.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUTTRESS
PRESENT
Present
I buttress
you buttress
he/she/it buttresses
we buttress
you buttress
they buttress
Present continuous
I am buttressing
you are buttressing
he/she/it is buttressing
we are buttressing
you are buttressing
they are buttressing
Present perfect
I have buttressed
you have buttressed
he/she/it has buttressed
we have buttressed
you have buttressed
they have buttressed
Present perfect continuous
I have been buttressing
you have been buttressing
he/she/it has been buttressing
we have been buttressing
you have been buttressing
they have been buttressing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I buttressed
you buttressed
he/she/it buttressed
we buttressed
you buttressed
they buttressed
Past continuous
I was buttressing
you were buttressing
he/she/it was buttressing
we were buttressing
you were buttressing
they were buttressing
Past perfect
I had buttressed
you had buttressed
he/she/it had buttressed
we had buttressed
you had buttressed
they had buttressed
Past perfect continuous
I had been buttressing
you had been buttressing
he/she/it had been buttressing
we had been buttressing
you had been buttressing
they had been buttressing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will buttress
you will buttress
he/she/it will buttress
we will buttress
you will buttress
they will buttress
Future continuous
I will be buttressing
you will be buttressing
he/she/it will be buttressing
we will be buttressing
you will be buttressing
they will be buttressing
Future perfect
I will have buttressed
you will have buttressed
he/she/it will have buttressed
we will have buttressed
you will have buttressed
they will have buttressed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been buttressing
you will have been buttressing
he/she/it will have been buttressing
we will have been buttressing
you will have been buttressing
they will have been buttressing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would buttress
you would buttress
he/she/it would buttress
we would buttress
you would buttress
they would buttress
Conditional continuous
I would be buttressing
you would be buttressing
he/she/it would be buttressing
we would be buttressing
you would be buttressing
they would be buttressing
Conditional perfect
I would have buttress
you would have buttress
he/she/it would have buttress
we would have buttress
you would have buttress
they would have buttress
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been buttressing
you would have been buttressing
he/she/it would have been buttressing
we would have been buttressing
you would have been buttressing
they would have been buttressing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you buttress
we let´s buttress
you buttress
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
buttressed
Present Participle
buttressing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTRESS»
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buttress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
buttress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Head, Face, and Neck Trauma: Comprehensive Management
The midfacial buttress system refers to areas of thicker bone that provide support
and stability to the midface and also protection to the orbit. There are three
horizontal buttresses: (1) the superior orbital rims and frontal bone; (2) the inferior
...
2
Death on Milestone
Buttress
The descriptions of the mountains of North Wales form an attractive feature of the book.
Showell Styles, Glyn Carr, 1951
3
Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques
The use of buttress plating or screws in spinal surgery is well recognized,
especially in the cervical spine. Several authors have recommended the use of
cervical plates to decrease the risk of graft extrusion and increase rigidity for a
successful ...
Daniel H. Kim, Alexander R. Vaccaro, 2011
4
Rock Slope Engineering, Fourth Edition: Fourth edition
Steel dowel/concrete buttress Waste rock buttress Figure 6.10 Reinforcement of
slope with buttresses. of slab that can be supported in this manner is about 2m.
Larger scale support can be provided by placing a waste rock buttress at the toe
of ...
Duncan C. Wyllie, Chris Mah, 2004
5
Irrigation and Water Power Engineering
Forces on buttress dam. A buttress dam is also subjected to the same forces as
gravity arch dams. However, the ice pressure in not important as the ice tends to
slide up the sloping membrane. The total uplift pressure is usually of smaller ...
Dr. B. C. Punmia, Dr. Pande Brij Basi Lal, Ashok Kr. Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, Punmia, 1992
6
Design in Nature: Learning from Trees
The effects of buttress root formation on the stress state, and thus the advantages
of bracing, are presented in Figs. 151-153. Moreover, these CAO simulations
also prove the prerequisites for buttress root formation, which have only been ...
7
Non-conventional Construction of Concrete Dams and Rock ...
The first among the well-known buttress dams was constructed in Spain (Fig. HI.
1 ). The buttress dam Elche, 23 m in height was erected as far back as the
sixteenth century, utilising stone masonry with spans of covered vertical arches.
Yu A. Landau, Yu B. Mgalobelov, 1997
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20 CoRUIsK 21 Mad Burn Buttress 21 Coruisk Hut Crag 22 SgurrDubhMor 22
Coir'-Uisg Buttress 23 stRAtHAIRD 24 Schoolhouse Buttress 24 Suidhe Biorach ...
9
French Gothic Architecture of the 12th and 13th Centuries
CHAPTER. VI. The. Flying. Buttress. and. the. Second. Gothic. System. THE LAST
six or seven years of the twelfth century mark in the history of Gothic architecture
in France the beginning of a new age: with Chartres begun just after the fire of 1 ...
10
Lake District Winter Climbs: Snow, Ice and Mixed Climbs in ...
Blea Crag 270 Brussels Spout Variation, Blea Water 351 Cautley Spout 363 Blea
Water Buttress 355 Buck Crag 313 Blea Water Cleft 357 Buckbarrow Crag 361
Blea Water Crag 355 Buckstone How 206 Blea Water Gill 357 Burtness Combe ...
Brian Davison, Stephen Reid, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTRESS»
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buttress is used in the context of the following news items.
Comic-Con 2015 preview: who will win SDCC?
Rumors of a troubled production at the hands of director Josh Trank persisted during filming, with reshoots appearing to buttress the claims. «The Verge, Jul 15»
How North Korea's Marchers for Peace Became Fellow Travelers
Needing support, the Kim regime was able to use the marchers' comments and presence domestically to buttress a totalitarian system. «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
Scott Walker's Wife: One More Reason For SoCons To Worry?
There are examples that seem to buttress this. Take, for example, Sen. Barry Goldwater's leftward lurch toward the end of his career. In a 1994 ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
Countering social influence and persuasion of extremist groups
His research examines nationalism, radicalization, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, and how to use technological innovation to buttress and ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
Nitish, Lalu, Manjhi bat for caste census data release
In contrast, JD(U) did not profess caste politics and to buttress its ideology a party leader was made chief minister last year without taking into ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
Understanding the Ninth Amendment
The “federalist” theory reads the Ninth Amendment, in conjunction with the Tenth, with each amendment serving to buttress the other by striking ... «Tenth Amendment Center, Jul 15»
OPM Hiring IT Staff to Work on Cyber Upgrades
OPM has described the IT project as one move to buttress data protections following at least three damaging breaches over the past few years. «Nextgov, Jul 15»
No respite from downward revisions in earnings estimates
... will hinge upon the progress of the monsoon, initiatives taken by the government and the states to buttress investment and further reforms. «Livemint, Jul 15»
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Down: 1 Prays, 2 Related, 3 Town, 4 Ashore, 5 Portions, 6 About, 7 Earache, 12 Buttress, 13 Terrain, 15 Untried, 16 Burrow, 18 Grape, ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
Market volatility will test NAB's nerves in the UK
NAB has, of course, already raised $5.5bn of new equity to fund the UK exit and to buttress its ongoing capital position. If the separation of the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
