Term: joist: beam used to support floors or roofs
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: pressurized water reactor: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: dental plaque: a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: passive transport: transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: weakener: that which weakens or causes a loss of strength
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: indigofera: genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: plural: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: agaricaceae: large family including many familiar mushrooms
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: mine: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: foliation: the work of coating glass with metal foil
Broader: beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | Unrelated: strut: a proud stiff pompous gait