Pfosten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
- post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
- poster noun A large printed picture or announcement, usually put up on a wall to decorate or advertise.
- scantling noun The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
- stud noun A male animal, especially a horse, kept specifically for breeding.
Senses
Pfosten is used for these senses in English:
- mount A signal for mounting a horse.
- mullion (architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
- picket A stake driven into the ground.
- poster (ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
- scantling A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
- stud (construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
mount — full definition
- noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
- noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
- verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
- verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.
picket — full definition
- noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
- noun A pointed wooden or metal stake driven into the ground, as in a fence.
- verb To stand outside a workplace in protest, usually as part of a strike.