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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Masterwort :: Masterwort (n.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria)..
Jetter :: Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
Strutting :: Strutted (imp. & p. p.) of Stru.
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..
Struthio :: Struthiones (pl. ) of Struthi.
Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity..
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..
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..
Member :: Member (n.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss..
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..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..
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..
Strut :: Strut (n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..
Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.
Tinamides :: Tinamides (n. pl.) A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous..
Rheae :: Rheae (n. pl.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.
Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..
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