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dormer
n.
window that projects from a roof
dormer window
n.
window that projects from a roof
Dormer
A
dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a
sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.
Dormer (surname)
Dormer or
Dörmer is a surname, and may refer to:
- Albert Dormer (1925-2014), English bridge player
- Daisy Dormer (1883–1947), English music hall singer born in Portsmouth
- Francis Dormer (1854–1928), South African journalist and newspaper editor
- Heinz Dörmer (1912–2001), German man who was imprisoned by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175
- Michael Dormer (born 1935 in Hollywood, California, U.S.), American fine artist, writer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and creator of the famed 1960s TV show Shrimpenstein
- Sir Michael Dormer (d.1545), Lord Mayor of London in 1541
- Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1610-1643), English peer
- Natalie Dormer, actress (born 11 February 1982), English actress
- Sir William Dormer (1503 – 17 May 1575)
dormer
Noun
1. a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
(synonym) dormer window
(hypernym) window
Dormer
(n.)
Alt. of Dormer window
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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dormer
Synonyms and related words:
bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, fan window, fanlight, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, light, louver window, oriel, pane, picture window, port, porthole, rose window, skylight, transom, wicket, window, window bay, window glass, windowpane,
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.