1) Architectural element 2) Bandage 3) Bind 4) Bind a bird 5) Bind tightly 6) Bind with skewers 7) Bridge beam 8) Bridge part 9) Bridge strengthener 10) Bridge support 11) Bundle of hay 12) Bundle of hay or straw 13) Customary unit of measurement 14) English surname 15) Fasten with skewers 16) Framework supporting a bridge
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1) Attach 2) Bale 3) Beam 4) Bind 5) Corbel 6) Lash 7) Tie 8) Tieup
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a compact cluster of flowers or fruits arising from one centre; for instance, evident in many rhododendrons.
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• (n.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants. • (n.) A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman`s dress; a stomacher. • (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces. • (n.) To...
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A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, which supports a structure, such as a roof.
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(from the article `hernia`) The hernia may be classified as reducible, irreducible, or strangulated. A reducible hernia is one in which the contents can be pushed back into the ...
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A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
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A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
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A frame or jointed structure designed to act as a beam of long span, while each member is usually subjected to longitudinal stress only—either tension or compression.
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A wooden or metal flat frame, usually made of triangular elements. In church building a series of trusses, with rafters and purlins, forms the supporting structure of the roof. Related Words: Rafter
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1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. 'Bearing a truss of trifles at his back.' (Spenser) ... A truss of hay in England is 56 lbs. Of old and 60 lbs. Of new hay; a truss of straw is 36 lbs. ... 2. A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. 'Puts ...
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(trus) an elastic, canvas, or metallic device for retaining a reduced hernia within the abdominal cavity.
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A triangular load-bearing structure used to support the roofs of churches and other buildings. The beams are usually made of wood, though they may also be steel or concrete.
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A frame of members in the same plane joined only at their end and all interconnected to form triangles. Primary stresses are axial so that if loads are applied at the joints, the stress in each member is in the direction of its length
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The name for a loose cluster of flowers or fruit
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A combination of structural members usually arranged in triangular units to form a rigid framework for spanning between load-bearing walls.
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A metal frame used to hang lanterns from. Comes in three main designs - flat, box, and tri - which describe the shape created by the frame. By virtue of their construction trusses are very strong and able to carry extremely heavy loads. Most truss is now made of aluminium for weight reasons and sections can be bolted together to produce long pieces. Used extensively in concert production to form the 'roof' over the stage from which to hang everything from lanterns to speakers. Even followspots c…...
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- An engineered and manufactured roof support member with 'zig-zag' framing members. Does the same job as a rafter but is designed to have a longer span than a rafter.
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A truss was a bundle of hay or straw. In England a truss was equivalent to 56 lbs of old and 60 lbs of new hay; a truss of straw was 36 lbs.
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A manufactured wood member often in the form of a large triangle which is used to form the ceiling joists and rafters on the top floor of a home.
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A self contained, triangulated frame, of wood (can also be metal!), arranged to transfer the loads acting on a frame to the outer supports.
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A plane triangulated frame commonly used to support a roof structure.
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noun a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
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A compact cluster of flowers.
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A cluster of bud, blossoms or fruit.
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