| Main Entry: | scaffolding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage |
Synonyms: |
arena, boards, dais, frame, lscenery, platform, scaffold, set, setting, stage set |
| 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: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, casing |
Synonyms: |
anatomy, architecture, body, build, cage, carcass, construction, enclosure, fabric, flounce, form, framework, fringe, groundwork, hem, mount, mounting, outline, physique, scaffold, scaffolding, scheme, setting, shell, stage, structure, support, system, trim, trimming, truss, valance |
| Main Entry: | platform |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stand or stage |
Synonyms: |
belvedere, dais, floor, podium, pulpit, rostrum, scaffold, scaffolding, staging, terrace |
| Main Entry: | skeleton |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object |
Synonyms: |
bones, bony structure, cage, design, draft, frame, framework, osteology, outline, scaffolding, sketch, support |
Antonyms: |
carcass |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater platform; theater life |
Synonyms: |
Broadway, arena, boards, dais, drama, footlights, frame, legit, limelight, mise-en-scène, off-Broadway, play, scaffold, scaffolding, scene, scenery, set, setting, show biz, show business, spotlight, stage set, staging, theater |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | scaffold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage |
Synonyms: |
arena, boards, dais, frame, lscenery, platform, scaffolding, set, setting, stage set |