joist

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To fit or furnish with joists.

Synonyms

beam

girder

tie beam

stringer

rafter

sleeper

stud

timber

trimmer

trimmer joist

trimmer beam

common joist

bridle trimmer

bar

trim joist

bridle

crossbeam

fawn

lintel

spar

Translations

solive

Balken

Querbalken

viga

vigueta

poutre

kiriş

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Unterzug

δοκάρι

trave

μαδέρι οροφής

δοκός

العارضة

travetto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɔɪst/

Etymology

From Old French giste, feminine of gist, the past participle of gesir (“to lie down”).