Balken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbor noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
- balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- fess verb To admit or confess to something, usually after some hesitation.
- girder noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- joist 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.
- rail noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
- timber noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.
Senses
Balken is used for these senses in English:
- arbor A bar for supporting cutting tools.
- balk Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
- bar A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
- beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- fess (heraldiccharge) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
- girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- joist 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.
- rail A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
arbor — full definition
- noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
- noun A rotating shaft or spindle in a machine, such as a lathe, that supports a moving part.
balk — full definition
- noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
- noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
- noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.