💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Eave"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| overhangnoun | (transitive) To hang over (something). |
| troughsnoun | A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. |
| eavesnoun | (architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building. |
| eaved | Having eaves (of a specified number or kind). |
| soffitnoun | (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element. |
| roofnoun | (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building. |
| gablenoun | (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). |
| eavingnoun | The eaves of a roof. |
| rooflinenoun | The profile of a roof or a series of roofs. |
| purlinnoun | A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof. |
| porchnoun | (architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. |
| rafternoun | (architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. |
| dormernoun | (architecture) A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof. |
| parapetnoun | A low protective wall. |
| overhangingverb | (architecture) Synonym of overhang. |
| porticonoun | A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. |
| purlinsnoun | A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof. |
| joistnoun | A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed. |
| cornicenoun | (architecture) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls. |
| roofsnoun | (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building. |
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