RIDGEPOLES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word ridgepoles. (close relations)
Definition of RIDGEPOLES
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beam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • 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 | ||||||||
crossbeam | nounn | |||||||
noun • a horizontal beam that extends across something | ||||||||
girder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure | ||||||||
joist | nounn | |||||||
noun • beam used to support floors or roofs | ||||||||
rafter | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof • someone who travels by raft verb • provide (a ceiling) with rafters | ||||||||
tie beam | nounn | |||||||
noun • a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating | ||||||||
ridge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long narrow natural elevation or striation • any long raised strip • a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean • a long narrow range of hills • any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane • a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters verb • extend in ridges • plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip • throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides • spade into alternate ridges and troughs • form into a ridge | ||||||||
rooftree | nounn | |||||||
noun • a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters |