TRUSS
Scrabble letter values: T1R1U1S1S1 = 5
Definition
- verb tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.
- verb secure with or as if with ropes. — synonyms: tie_down, tie_up, bind
- verb support structurally.
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt.
- noun a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure.
- noun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent). — synonyms: corbel
Examples
- “tie down the prisoners”
- “tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed”
- “truss the roofs”