Sprosse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crosspiece noun A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
- rung noun A horizontal bar forming a step on a ladder, or the crossbar between chair legs.
- stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
- step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
Senses
Sprosse is used for these senses in English:
- bean sprout (chiefly, in the plural) A sprout of any of several other species of bean
- crosspiece A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
- muntin (architectural element) One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
- prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- rung A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- stave One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel
- step A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- tine A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
crosspiece — full definition
- noun A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
- noun A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
prong — full definition
- noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- noun A branch; a fork.
- noun A fork (agricultural tool).