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DORMER WINDOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dormer window mean? 

DORMER WINDOW (noun)
  The noun DORMER WINDOW has 2 senses:

1. the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a windowplay

2. a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical windowplay

  Familiarity information: DORMER WINDOW used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DORMER WINDOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dormer window" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dormer window"):

oxeye (an oval or round dormer window)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dormer; dormer window

Hypernyms ("dormer window" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)


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