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Stretcher

One who, or that which, stretches.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Framework 76% connected

The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.

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Litter 76% connected

A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.

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Stone 76% connected

Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stretch 74% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stretch 74% connected

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Wall 70% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Capstone 92% connected

A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Copestone 92% connected

A stone for coping. See Coping.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Base noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Beam noun · 78% connection

long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

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Bridge noun · 78% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Construction noun · 78% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Foot noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Foundation noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Fundament noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Groundwork noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Load verb · 78% connection

put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Span noun · 78% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Steel noun · 78% connection

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

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Structure noun · 78% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Substructure noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Understructure noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Breaking point noun · 78% connection

the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Mechanical stress noun · 78% connection

elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.; "The rela…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Engineering.
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Tension noun · 78% connection

(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically tow…

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Crane verb · 78% connection

To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully.

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Extender noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.

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Extensor noun · 78% connection

a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

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Junk DNA noun · 78% connection

stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"

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Tensor noun · 78% connection

A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

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