Truss

/tɹʌs/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters

Definition of Truss

noun

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
A triangular bracket.
An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
A bundle; a package.

verb

To tie up a bird before cooking it.
To secure or bind with ropes.
To support.
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.

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Words formed by adding one letter to "truss" and rearranging:

+asutras tarsus tussar

+eestrus russet surest tusser

+orousts stours tussor

+tstruts sturts trusts

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