| seesaw |
a type of play structure made up of a long board attached to and supported by a device in the middle. Although the board is attached, it is allowed to move so that people sitting on each end can alternately go up and down through the air. |
| shell |
a natural structure that protects and completely surrounds certain developing animals, such as birds or reptiles. [2/8 definitions] |
| shelter |
a place or structure that gives protection against weather or danger. [1/5 definitions] |
| spire1 |
a tall, narrow, upward structure shaped like a cone on the outside of a building; steeple. |
| squat |
having a low, heavy body or structure. [1/2 definitions] |
| stalk1 |
any long thin structure that is used to support something. [1/2 definitions] |
| stilt |
any of the posts used to support a structure built above the surface of land or water. [1/2 definitions] |
| swing set |
a structure made of metal or wood that holds up swings for children to play on. |
| tent |
something that is like such a structure in shape or some other way. [1/2 definitions] |
| tomb |
a structure built to hold the bodies of one or more dead persons. [1/2 definitions] |
| tree house |
a structure built within the branches of a tree for children to play in. |
| trestle |
a framework that holds up a bridge or other structure. |
| turret |
a low, steel structure that carries mounted guns on a tank, plane, or warship. Turrets can be rotated. [1/2 definitions] |
| vein |
one of a series of thin ribs or lines that form the structure of a leaf or insect wing. [1/3 definitions] |
| wall |
a structure that forms the side of a building or divides or shuts off a space. [2/4 definitions] |
| web |
a thin structure spun by spiders and the larvae of certain insects. [1/5 definitions] |
| wharf |
a structure built along a shore, and often into the water, where boats and ships dock; pier. |