reforço — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• recruit noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.
• reinforcement noun The act of making something stronger, or the material used to strengthen it.

Senses

reforço is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
• recruit A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
2. noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
3. noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
4. noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

recruit — full definition

1. noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.
2. verb To find and enroll people for a job, team, or organization.

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