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Clapboard

🔄 Synonyms of "Clapboard"

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Word	Definition
weatherboardnoun	Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
weatherboardingnoun	(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clapboard"

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Word	Definition
weatherboardingnoun	(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherboardnoun	Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
sidingnoun	(Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
shinglenoun	A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
slabnoun	A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
bordnoun	(mining) The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.
paling boardnoun	(UK) One of the slabs sawn from the sides of a log to fit it to be sawn into boards.
matchboardnoun	(carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
bridgeboardnoun	A board or plank used as a bridge.
planchingnoun	The laying of floors in a building; flooring.
battennoun	(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
boordnoun	Obsolete form of board. [A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.]
barnboardnoun	Antique board recovered from old barns, used in construction and the making of furniture.
shakenoun	The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
planknoun	A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
chimney boardnoun	Synonym of fireboard.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.
slatnoun	A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
chantlatenoun	(architecture) A piece of wood fastened near the ends of the rafters, and projecting beyond the wall, to support two or three rows of tiles, so placed to prevent rainwater from trickling down the sides of the wall.