NOUN | artifact | truss | (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt |
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artifact | truss | a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure | |
artifact | truss, corbel | (architecture) a triangular / triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) | |
VERB | contact | truss | tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it |
contact | truss, tie down, tie up, bind | secure with or as if with ropes | |
contact | truss | support structurally |
Sounds | trah's | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure. | |
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Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
Broader | bandage, patch | A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
Spanish | braguero |
Meaning | A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure. | |
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Part of | truss bridge | A bridge supported by trusses |
Broader | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
Spanish | celosía, entramado | |
Catalan | mènsula, permòdol | |
Verbs | truss | support structurally |
Meaning | (architecture) a triangular / triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent). | |
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Synonym | corbel | |
Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
Broader | bracket, wall bracket | A support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) |
Spanish | ménsula, repisa | |
Catalan | mènsula, volada |
Meaning | Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
Broader | tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
Meaning | Secure with or as if with ropes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | tie down, tie up, bind | |
Entails | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Narrower | chain up | tie up with chains |
faggot, fagot, faggot up | Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot | |
faggot, fagot | Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them | |
hog-tie | Tie together somebody's limbs | |
Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
Spanish | atar | |
Catalan | embolicar |
Meaning | support structurally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
Spanish | apuntalar | |
Nouns | truss | a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure |
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