English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

Pfosten — meaning in English

German → English · translate English → German instead

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

  1. noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  2. noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
  3. noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
  4. verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
  5. verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.

picket — full definition

  1. noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
  2. noun A pointed wooden or metal stake driven into the ground, as in a fence.
  3. verb To stand outside a workplace in protest, usually as part of a strike.

Related German words