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- [lath, lahth]
- /læθ, lɑθ/
- /lɑːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lath, lahth]
- /læθ, lɑθ/
Definitions of lath word
- noun plural lath a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc. 1
- noun plural lath a group or quantity of such strips. 1
- noun plural lath work consisting of such strips. 1
- noun plural lath wire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork. 1
- noun plural lath a thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose. 1
- verb with object lath to cover or line with laths. 1
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Origin of lath
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat
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Parts of speech for Lath
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lath popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lath usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lath
noun lath
- girder — a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- joist — any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- pillar — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
verb lath
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- mold — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
Antonyms for lath
noun lath
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
verb lath
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
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