We have spotted TRUSS (5 Letters) a total of 9 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with TRUSS and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. |
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A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the
body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a
stomacher. |
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A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up
the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other
purposes. |
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A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or
stem, of certain plants. |
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The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the
mast. |
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An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two
points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points,
with the least possible strain across the length of any member.
Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often
contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater
massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in
accordance with the exigencies of style. |
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To bind or pack close; to make into a truss. |
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To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce
upon. |
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To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a
brace or braces. |
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To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body
in cooking it. |
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To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- LA Times: Dec 23, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Aug 13, 2024
- Universal: Oct 1, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Sep 13, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Apr 13, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Dec 28, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: May 20, 2022
- LA Times: Apr 20, 2022
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