joist
Example Sentences
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You don’t want the nails to rust years from now and have the joist fail.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023
The home was badly damaged and every roof joist was left burnt by the fire.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022
“The first day we start building, you have got to know what a joist is, a stud, decking, all those words.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
Put it in a ceiling joist or reinforced that particular area.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022
The hide shrank and pulled joist and rafter tight together, and the leather ropes became hard as iron and nearly imperishable.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
