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buttressing
buttressing
/ˈbʌtrəsɪŋ/
noun
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
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
(
)
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
Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
(
barbel
,
feeler
)
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
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
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
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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