| 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: | board |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of wood |
Synonyms: |
lath, panel, plank, slat, strip, timber |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build |
Synonyms: |
assemble, back, border, constitute, construct, encase, enclose, erect, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, institute, invent, lath, make, manufacture, mat, model, mold, mount, panel, produce, put together, raise, set up, shingle |
Antonyms: |
destroy, raze |
| 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 |