Definition of strut

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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..

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Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.
Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.
Rheae :: Rheae (n. pl.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.
Prance :: Prance (v. i.) To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade..
Madnep :: Madnep (n.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium).
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..
Panel :: Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss..
Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..
Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.
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..
Soaproot :: Soaproot (n.) A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
Jetter :: Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..
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..
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..
Struthiones :: Struthian (a.) Struthious.
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..
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