Hipped roof — can refer to: *A hip roof, a type of roof where all sides are sloped *A tented roof, a conical style of roof seen in Russian architecture … Wikipedia
Hipped roof — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hipped roof — noun a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides • Syn: ↑hip roof • Hypernyms: ↑roof • Part Meronyms: ↑hip * * * n. another term for hip roof … Useful english dictionary
hipped roof — /hɪpt ˈruf/ (say hipt roohf) noun → hip roof …
hipped — adj. 1. having hips; or, having hips of a specified type; used in combination; as, wide hipped. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Architecture) peaked and having sloping ends rather than gables; of roofs; as, a hipped roof has sloping ends… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hipped — hipped1 [hipt] adj. 1. having hips of a specified kind [slim hipped] 2. having the hip dislocated: said esp. of horses, cows, etc. 3. Archit. having a hip or hips [a hipped roof] hipped2 [hipt] adj. [< HYP(OCHONDRIA) … English World dictionary
roof — rooflike, adj. /roohf, roof/, n., pl. roofs, v. n. 1. the external upper covering of a house or other building. 2. a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof. 3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 4.… … Universalium
Hipped — Hip Hip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hipping}.] 1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-hipped — hipped1 «hihpt», adjective. Architecture. formed with hips: »a hipped roof. hipped2 «hihpt», adjective. 1. U.S. Slang. having the mind full of a certain subject; obsessed: »He s all hipped on building his own radio. 2. Informal. depr … Useful english dictionary
hipped — I. adjective Date: 1508 1. having hips especially of a specified kind often used in combination < a broad hipped person > 2. constructed with hips < a hipped roof > II. adjective Etymology: hip hypochondria … New Collegiate Dictionary
