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Aisle
noun · 78% connection
A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Awkward
adjective · 78% connection
Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiven…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Bay
noun · 78% connection
A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, va…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Belvedere
noun · 78% connection
A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Break
verb · 78% connection
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Cave in
verb · 78% connection
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Chimney
noun · 78% connection
That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending throug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Collapse
verb · 78% connection
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Cricket
noun · 78% connection
A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Curb roof
unknown · 78% connection
A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Deck
verb · 78% connection
The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Defective
adjective · 78% connection
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Deficient
adjective · 78% connection
Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lac…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Dormer window
noun · 78% connection
A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Dugout
noun · 78% connection
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Eaves
n. pl. · 78% connection
The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Fall in
verb · 78% connection
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.
Founder
verb · 78% connection
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: exposed, wanting, roof, applied, building.