joistnoun [ C ]
uk/dʒɔɪst/us/dʒɔɪst/a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, used in buildings to support a floor or ceiling
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Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- cantilever
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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