4
tie(noun, beam)
4
truss(noun, support, top, stay, bar)
3
crosstie(noun, beam)
3
frame(support, wood, lumber, logs)
3
pile(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
3
pillar(noun, beam, shaft, pole, timber)
3
plank(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
3
ridgepole(noun, beam)
3
shaft(noun, beam, pole, pillar, timber)
3
trave
3
trestle(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
2
baulk
2
angle rafter(expression, idiom, support)
2
bar(noun, support, stay, beam, shaft)
2
bolster(noun, support, stay, beam, shaft)
2
cantilever(noun, support, stay, beam, shaft)
2
column(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
2
ferrier
2
floater
2
heaper
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