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PENTHOUSE
penthouse
(noun) an apartment located on the top floors of a building
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
penthouse (plural penthouses)
(dated or historical) An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Sometimes these are located just under "penthouse mechanical" floors.
(tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
Hypernyms
• apartment
• suite
Verb
penthouse (third-person singular simple present penthouses, present participle penthousing, simple past and past participle penthoused)
(transitive) To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.
Source: Wiktionary
Pent"house`, n. Etym: [A corruption of pentice.]
Definition: A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of his eyes." Sir W. Scott.
Pent"house`, a.
Definition: Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." Shak. "My penthouse eyebrows." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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