trusses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of truss
as in ties
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting

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noun

plural of truss
as in struts

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Recent Examples of trusses
Verb
Riffing on celebratory holiday spreads from her childhood, Michelle Ashurov (Reverie Deli) trusses a savory caterpillar with swirling blini, herbed butter, and trout roe. — Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusses
  1. ties
  2. stanchions
  3. crutches
  4. stands
  5. pegs
  6. bearings
  7. stakes
  8. arches
Verb
  • Celebrity makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran ties the surge to a bigger shift in how people want to wear color—more of it, but with skin that still looks like skin.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • What ties them together is what has always tied them together.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • The stone has permanent steel receptacles for stanchions used in rope lines.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
Definition of stanchions
Noun
  • The camera then cuts to Kate taking a few steps toward the elevators with the help of her crutches, practicing with only one crutch while holding on to a metal bar, and undergoing extensive physical therapy.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of crutches
Noun
  • In its campaign for the $30 hourly minimum wage, Unite Here was up against hotels, airlines and other business groups that argued the wage hike would trigger layoffs and closures of restaurants, hotels and airport concession stands.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In this case, anonymity matters still more, because in contrast to leakers willing to take public stands—like Edward Snowden, say, or Daniel Ellsberg—unknown leakers can cause even more fear.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stands
Noun
  • Along the way, Parton cultivated an international business reputation and a vast fortune that Forbes pegs at $450 million.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pegs
Noun
  • It is widely used for navigation since the north-south lines have constant true bearings relative to the equator.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of rigid steel, track sections over the bridge’s expansion joints rest on 43-foot-long steel platforms supported by flexing seismic bearings.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bearings
Noun
  • Blitzer also has ownership stakes in a handful of soccer clubs throughout Europe.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Big stakes on the field make for some tight betting lines as well.
    — PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stakes
Noun
  • Cook actually thinks that Washington should have three arches.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The brick arches of Shields Hall, Notre Dame’s palatial new football facility, are supposed to make this 162,032-square-foot sports shrine mesh with the rest of campus.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of arches

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