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Gerüst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  • scaffold noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.
  • scaffolding noun A temporary structure of poles and platforms used to support workers during construction or repairs.
  • trestle noun A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.

Senses

Gerüst is used for these senses in English:

  • frame (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
  • framework (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
  • scaffold A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
  • scaffolding A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
  • trestle A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.

frame — full definition

  1. noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  2. verb To put a border or support structure around something.
  3. verb To present or word something in a particular way to shape how it is understood.
  4. verb To falsely make someone appear guilty of a crime they didn't commit.

framework — full definition

  1. noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  2. noun A set of basic ideas, rules, or guidelines used to plan or analyze something.

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