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treenail

/ˈtriːneɪl/

Meanings
noun
A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a treenail to hold the wooden beams together in the old barn. "
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Illustration pin

pin noun

/pɪn/

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

"The carpenter used a pin to fasten the small piece of wood to the board. "

Illustration fastener

fastener noun

/ˈfɐːsnɘ/ /ˈfɑːsnə/ /ˈfæsnɚ/

Something or someone that fastens.

"The fastener on my backpack broke, so I couldn't close it properly. "

Illustration hold

hold noun

/həʊld/ /hoʊld/

A grasp or grip.

"Keep a firm hold on the handlebars."

Illustration old

old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration beams

beams noun

/biːmz/

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

"The construction workers used thick wooden beams to support the roof of the new house. "

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherent; well organized.

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration barn

barn noun

[baːn] [bɐːn] [bɑːn]

A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.

"The farmer kept the hay in the barn. "

Illustration carpenter

carpenter noun

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

Illustration peg

peg noun

/pɛɡ/

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

"The carpenter used a peg to hold the two pieces of wood together. "

Illustration wooden

wooden adjective

/ˈwʊdən/

Made of wood.

"On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier."