| Main Entry: | axle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaft around which wheels rotate |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axis, gudgeon, mandrel, pin, pivot, pole, rod, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support |
| Notes: | axel is the figure-skating jump; axle is the pin or rod between two wheels |
| Main Entry: | axis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point around which something revolves |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axle, hinge, pivot, pole, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support, turning point |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| 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: | pivot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center point about which something |
Synonyms: |
axle, center, focal point, fulcrum, heart, hinge, hub, kingpin, revolves axis, shaft, spindle, swivel, turning point |
Antonyms: |
exterior, exteriority, outside |
| Main Entry: | spindle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaft |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axis, axle, lance, pivot, pole, rod, stem |
| Main Entry: | shaft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long part of something |
Synonyms: |
arrow, axis, axle, bar, barb, beam, chimney, column, conduit, cylinder, diaphysis, duct, flue, handle, helve, hole, lance, missile, monolith, obelisk, pillar, pinnacle, pole, ray, rod, spear, spindle, spire, thill, tongue, tunnel, vent |
| Main Entry: | spindle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pivot |
Synonyms: |
axis, axle, baluster, mandrel, pin, rachis, rod, shaft, stalk, stem |
| 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 |
