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Penthouse - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Penthouse : (noun)
1: an apartment located on the top floors of a building
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, a. (Arch.)
Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof. -- n. A
shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger
structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also
penthouse, and to-fall.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Penthouse : \Pent"house`\, n. [A corruption of pentice.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Penthouse : \Pent"house`\, a.
Leaning; overhanging. ``Penthouse lid.'' --Shak. ``My
penthouse eyebrows.'' --Dryden.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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