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| Main Entry: |
beam
 [beem] 
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of material used as support |
| Synonyms: | axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, rafter, reach, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, timber, transverse, trestle, two-by-four |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | projection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bulge, overhang |
| Synonyms: | bump, bunch, eaves, extension, hook, jut, knob, ledge, outthrust, point, prolongation, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, ridge, rim, shelf, sill, spine, spur, step, swelling |
| Antonyms: | depression |
| Main Entry: | threshold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening; beginning |
| Synonyms: | brink, dawn, door, doorstep, doorway, edge, entrance, gate, inception, origin, outset, point, point of departure, sill, start, starting point, verge, vestibule |
Example Sentences
- There is a new sill design with a more pronounced leading edge to improve aero efficiency of the underbody.
- After flying all around our house, it went and at on the sill of the open window.
- If you cannot find a plate, install a screw in the inner window track about eight inches above the sill.
| Main Entry: | rafter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beam |
| Synonyms: | axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, reach, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut*, stud*, timber, transverse, trestle, two-by-four |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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