How to pronounce “joist”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.

Practice Nearby Words

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