Joist

What do we mean by joist?

Any of the wood, steel, or concrete beams set parallel from wall to wall or across or abutting girders to support a floor or ceiling. noun

To construct with joists. transitive verb

In building, one of the pieces of timber to which the boards of a floor or the laths of a ceiling are nailed, and which themselves rest on the walls or on girders, and sometimes on both. Joists are laid horizontally in parallel equidistant rows. noun

To fit or furnish with joists.

A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under double, a. noun

To fit or furnish with joists. transitive verb

A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed. Called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. noun

To fit or furnish with joists. verb

Beam used to support floors or roofs noun

A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

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A carpenter's term for the accumulation of cobwebs, dust, cockroach carcasses, and other debris that adheres to the sides and edges of floor joists. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to joist:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word joist:
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Words that rhyme with joist:
hoist, foist, moist, voiced, rejoiced, benoist, amhoist.

Adjectives that are often used to describe joist:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective joist:
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Consonant match to joist:
just, gist, jest, gest, joust, geste, jost, juste, juiced, joost, jessed.

Words that sound like joist:
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