girder

/ɡɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/

Meanings

noun

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

Examples :

"The construction workers used a large crane to lift the heavy steel girder into place, supporting the new office building's floor. "

noun

One who girds; a satirist.

Examples :

"The political blogger was known as a sharp-tongued girder, mercilessly exposing hypocrisy in the city council. "

literature person writing

Related Words

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

supporting verb

/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/

To keep from falling.

"Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

exposing verb

/ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspoʊzɪŋ/

To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.

"The journalist was exposing the company's illegal pollution practices. "

horizontal noun

/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/ /ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/

A horizontal component of a structure

"The horizontal of the classroom desk is sturdy enough to hold a large stack of books. "

concrete noun

/kɵnˈkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑnkɹiːt/

A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.

"The bird's nest was a concrete example of how strong and carefully constructed things can be. "

hypocrisy noun

/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/ /hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/

The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.

"His constant preaching about honesty, while secretly stealing office supplies, was a clear example of his hypocrisy. "

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

mercilessly adverb

/ˈmɜːrsɪləsli/ /ˈmɜːrsɪlɪsli/

In a merciless manner.

"She mercilessly read off the list of his wrongs in front of their friends."

satirist noun

/ˈsætɪrɪst/ /ˈsætəˌrɪst/

A person who writes satire.

"The famous satirist often poked fun at politicians in his articles. "

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

reinforced verb

/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst/ /ˌriːənˈfɔːrst/

To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

"He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape."