ridgepoles

noun

Definition of ridgepolesnext
plural of ridgepole
1
as in sticks

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2
as in spines

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  1. piles
  2. woods
  3. lumber
Noun
  • In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Built in 1944 and sitting on more than 2 acres, the home is surrounded by woods and perched on the top of a ridge.
    Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Not that this means that Baldwin is fully out of the legal woods.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Duties on lumber from Canada had already risen to 14.4% this summer after the expiration of a U.S.-Canada agreement on softwood lumber.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of lumber
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