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Antonyms for two-by-four


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : too-bahy-fawr, -fohr, -buh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtu baɪˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, -bə-



Definition of two-by-four

  • As in cramped : adj congested, overcrowded
  • As in beam : noun length of material used as support
  • As in rafter : noun beam
Example sentences :
  • At the third jump his hat flew off, disclosing the jagged end of a two-by-four.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • I say, Phil, should this two-by-four go in with the big side out, or the narrow?
  • Extract from : « The Winning Touchdown » by Lester Chadwick
  • Thats what comes of blatting things in a two-by-four burg like this.
  • Extract from : « The Bail Jumper » by Robert J. C. Stead
  • There isn't much room for the Triangle in a two-by-four shack.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Wife » by Arthur Stringer
  • The top is made out of a piece of two-by-four with bevelled mortises cut in two sides of each end as in Fig. 10.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall
  • This platform should be fastened to the first, with the end which has not been battened secured to the two-by-four at C.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall
  • Using the two-by-four as a fulcrum, he began levering the door upward and outward.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High » by Leslie W. Quirk
  • And time after time Stud brought the two-by-four crashing down between the maddened animal's eyes.
  • Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North
  • Zircon had found a piece of two-by-four lumber about eight feet long, and he was swinging it like a flail.
  • Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine
  • For a moment Zircon's lumber wreaked havoc, then he struck a part of the junk and the two-by-four splintered.
  • Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine

Synonyms for two-by-four

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