buttress
noun [C]
a structure made of stone or brick which sticks out from and supports a wall of a building
Soon after the church was built buttresses had to be built along the south wall because it was beginning to collapse.
buttress
verb [T]
It was decided to buttress (=build buttresses to support) the crumbling walls.
FIGURATIVE The arguments for change are buttressed (=given force and strength) by events elsewhere.
venue
noun [C]
the place where a public event or meeting happens
The band's recent American tour played to full houses at every venue.
The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.
The stadium has been specifically designed as a venue for European Cup matches.
(American specialized) A venue is also the city or county in which a trial happens.
Defense lawyers requested a change of venue, claiming that they wouldn't be able to find unbiased jurors in the town where the crime took place.
juvenile
adjective
ESPECIALLY FORMAL OR LAW
relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
There has been a big increase in juvenile crime in the last few years.
Rates of juvenile delinquency (=crimes committed by young people) are on the increase.
Their car was broken into by a gang of juvenile delinquents (=young people who commit crimes).
Juvenile offenders should not be tried in adult courts.
The juvenile section of the bookstore is downstairs.
juvenile
noun [C]
FORMAL OR LAW The attack is believed to have been carried out by juveniles (=young people).
Rachel is playing the juvenile lead (=the main character who is a young person) in the Christmas show.