The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SHORE … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Buttress, with “up” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHORE … | 50 % | 9 |
| PROP | 50 % | 4 |
Why may SHORE be the right solution?
The word "shore" can mean to support or reinforce something, like a buttress does for a building. So, "Buttress, with 'up'" is a clue hinting at the word "SHORE" as the answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Buttress, with “up”
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prop
- buttressed
- buttressing
- stay
- support
- boe
- bow
- pier
- reinforce
- spur
- boost
- climb
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORE … noun- Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
- (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
- To set on shore.
- A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.
- (without up) To provide with support.
- (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.
- To warn or threaten.
- To offer.
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