joisting
joisting is the present participle and gerund of joist.
Meaning of joist
Verb
joist (third-person singular simple present joists, present participle joisting, simple past and past participle joisted)
- To fit or furnish with joists.
- The floors are joisted with sapling tree trunks, and the flooring itself is made of bark, split and pounded flat into strips. No attempt is made either to fasten or join the strips of flooring.2001, David Pickell, Between the Tides: A Fascinating Journey Among the Kamoro of New Guinea, revised edition, Hong Kong: Periplus, published 2002, Chapter Four, page 112
Noun
joisting (countable and uncountable, plural joistings)
- An arrangement of joists; joistwork.
Forms of joisting
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Questions about joisting
- What does joisting mean?
- Joisting means an arrangement of joists; joistwork.
- What is joisting the present participle and gerund of?
- Joisting is the present participle and gerund of joist.
- What part of speech is joisting?
- Joisting is a noun.
- What is the plural of joisting?
- The plural of joisting is joistings.
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