Definition of strut

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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..

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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..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
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..
Masterwort :: Masterwort (n.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria)..
Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..
Struthiones :: Struthian (a.) Struthious.
Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..
Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3..
Struthioidea :: Struthio (n.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
Strutting :: Strutted (imp. & p. p.) of Stru.
Soaproot :: Soaproot (n.) A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
Strutting :: Strutter (n.) One who struts.
Strop :: Stroot (v. i.) To swell out; to strut.
Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..
Struthiones :: Struthioidea (n. pl.) Same as Struthiones.
Prance :: Prance (v. i.) To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade..
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..
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..
Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..
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