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Strut :: Strutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stru.

Rheae :: Rheae (n. pl.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.

Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..

Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

Cock :: Cock (v. i.) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing..

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..

Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.

Strut :: Strut (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss..

Saponin :: Saponin (n.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local anaesthesia. Formerly called also struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type..

Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.

Jetter :: Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut..

Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.

Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..

Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Ostrich :: Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high..

Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..

Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3..

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