two by four
Standard framing board
A two by four is a piece of lumber nominally measuring two inches by four inches in cross-section, though actual dimensions are smaller due to milling.
It's the most common framing material in residential construction: The wall was framed with two by fours.
The term sometimes describes anything long and flat used as a weapon or tool: He swung the two by four like a bat.
stud
Upright wall framing
fir · dimensional · plank · board · timber · joist · rafter · beam · construction · woodworking
weapon
Instrument for inflicting harm
smack · whack · hit · strike · self-defense · makeshift · blunt · heavy · solid · grip
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- diner lingoAdam and Eve, eighty-six, 86, cup of joe, moo juice
- timber framingtimber frame, exposed beams, timber framing, wooden beams, timber joints
- framingframing, framing effect, media framing, political framing, reframing
two by fourbeam
Structural support member
four by four · timber · post · girder · joist
two by fourhardwood flooring
Flooring from dense timber
millwork · molding · trim · tongue and groove · wainscoting
two by fourI-beam
Flanged steel support
concrete · brick · cinder block · steel beam · rebar
two, four, twos, fours, twofold, fourfold, fourth, fourths, fourteen