a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | the act of preventing |
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon |
a long narrow natural elevation or striation | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal |
a long narrow range of hills | a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter |
a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean | a counter where you can obtain food or drink |
any long raised strip | a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) |
| (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried |
| a heating element in an electric fire |
| a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises |
| a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background |
| musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats |
| the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction |
| a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore |
| (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter |