Associations to the word «Joist»

Wiktionary

JOIST, noun. A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
JOIST, verb. (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.

Dictionary definition

JOIST, noun. Beam used to support floors or roofs.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates