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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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..
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..
Struthioidea :: Struthio (n.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner..
Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..
Strutting :: Strutted (imp. & p. p.) of Stru.
Struthiones :: Struthian (a.) Struthious.
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
Panel :: Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss..
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity..
Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..
Rheae :: Rheae (n. pl.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.
Ungainly :: Ungainly (a.) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking..
Struthious :: Struthionine (a.) Struthious.
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..
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3..
Jetter :: Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
Struthiones :: Struthioidea (n. pl.) Same as Struthiones.
Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..
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