lintel

Meanings

Plural: lintels

Noun

horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.

Synonyms

header, overslay, superliminary

Antonyms

threshold

Scrabble Score: 6

lintel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lintel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lintel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lintel is a valid Words With Friends word