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 buttressing buttressing /ˈbʌtrəsɪŋ/

noun

  1. A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building  ( buttress , buttressing )
    a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
      The Gothic cathedral had flying buttresses to support its walls
    The Gothic cathedral had flying buttresses to support its walls


 vitalizer vitalizer /ˈvaɪtəˌlaɪzər/

noun

  1. Someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people  ( animator , energiser [British] , energizer , vitaliser [British] , vitalizer )
    someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people


 feeler feeler /ˈfiːlɝ/

noun

  1. () One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste  ( antenna , feeler )
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
      The butterfly's delicate antennae quivered as it searched for nectar
    The butterfly's delicate antennae quivered as it searched for nectar
  2. Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish  ( barbel , feeler )
    slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
  3. Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ  ( feeler , antenna )
    sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
      He had a special antenna for public relations
    he had a special antenna for public relations
  4. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others  ( approach , feeler , advance , overture )
    a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
      She rejected his advances
    she rejected his advances


 pin clover pin clover /pɪn ˈkləʊvər/

noun

  1. European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage  ( alfilaria , alfileria , clocks , Erodium cicutarium , filaree , filaria , pin clover , pin grass , redstem storksbill )
    European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage


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