rafter

English Thesaurus

1. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	beam,
definition	:	long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact)

2. someone who travels by raft (noun.person)

hypernym	:	traveler, traveller,
definition	:	a person who changes location (noun.person)

3. provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	furnish, provide, render, supply,
definition	:	give something useful or necessary to (verb.possession)

domain category	:	architecture,
definition	:	the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect (noun.act)

4. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rafter,
definition	:	provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession)

5. someone who travels by raft (noun.person)

derivation	:	raft,
definition	:	travel by raft in water (verb.motion)

6. provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, rafter,
definition	:	one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)

7. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rafter,
definition	:	provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession)

8. someone who travels by raft (noun.person)

derivation	:	raft,
definition	:	travel by raft in water (verb.motion)

9. provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, rafter,
definition	:	one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)