GIRDERS Synonyms

• a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

• long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• (nautical) breadth amidships

• the broad side of a ship

• a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

• smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

• emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

• express with a beaming face or smile

• broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

• a line of units following one after another

• a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

• a vertical array of numbers or other information

• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• an article giving opinions or perspectives

• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• a page or text that is vertically divided

• any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

• beam used to support floors or roofs

• horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

• a support for two adjacent bridge spans

• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

• an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

• cover with planks

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• cook and serve on a plank

• one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

• someone who travels by raft

• provide (a ceiling) with rafters

• a proud stiff pompous gait

• brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

• aiding the cause or policy or interests of

• something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

• a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

• documentary validation

• the financial means whereby one lives

• supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

• any device that bears the weight of another thing

• financial resources provided to make some project possible

• give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

• support materially or financially

• be behind; approve of

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• adopt as a belief

• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• argue or speak in defense of

• play a subordinate role to (another performer)

• be a regular customer or client of

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure

• a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure

• (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

• tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it

• secure with or as if with ropes

• support structurally