Rafter

/ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "rafter" (43 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

angle rafterbalkbattenboombox girderbreastsummer
Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (13)

corbelcrossbeamcrosstiefooting beamgirderh beamhammer beamhip rafteri beamjoistlattice girderlintelplate girder

Related words (21)

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

10 entries
architectural elementbeamfurnishofferproviderenderstructural membersupplytravelertraveller

More specific

3 entries
common rafterhip rafterjack rafter

Collocations

6 entries
common rafterhip rafterjack rafterrafter spacingrafter tailroof rafters

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Mary tried to smither her way out of the dark basement but hit her head on the rafter and fainted.

Source: tatoeba (5119739)

The curvilinear roof gives beauty to the design as well as affording more head room inside than the ordinary straight rafter.

Source: tatoeba (12100756)

The fire reached the rafter.

Source: tatoeba (13589142)

[…] the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters

Source: wiktionary

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