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stutten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
  • buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

Senses

stutten is used for these senses in English:

  • bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
  • buoy (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
  • buttress To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

bolster — full definition

  1. noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
  2. verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.

buoy — full definition

  1. noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  2. verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.

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