n.
1.(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt
2.a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
3.(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) truss v.
1.tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2.secure with or as if with ropes
3.support structurally
Idiom of the Day
ways and means
the raising of money to pay for something
The woman does not have the ways and means to give her children a good education.
