Penthouse
21penthouse — [[t]pe̱nthaʊs[/t]] penthouses N COUNT: oft N n A penthouse or a penthouse apartment or suite is a luxurious flat or set of rooms at the top of a tall building. ...her swish Manhattan penthouse. ...his penthouse flat in Chelsea …
22penthouse — pent·house (pĕnt’hous′) n. 1) a) An apartment or dwelling situated on the roof of a building. b) A residence, often with a terrace, on the top floor or floors of a building. c) A structure housing machinery on the roof of a building. 2) A shed or …
23penthouse — noun /ˈpɛnthaʊs/ a) An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building. At length, recommending himself to God, he let go one end of his cord, and suffered himself to fall down upon an… …
24penthouse — pent|house [ˈpenthaus] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: appentis structure built against a wall , probably from Latin appendix ( APPENDIX); influenced by house] a very expensive and comfortable apartment or set of rooms on the top floor… …
25penthouse — [14] Penthouse has no etymological connection with house. It comes from Anglo Norman *pentis, an abbreviated version of Old French apentis. This in turn went back to Latin appendicium ‘additional attached part’, a derivative of appendēre ‘attach’ …
26penthouse — noun 1》 a flat on the top floor of a tall building, typically luxuriously fitted and offering fine views. 2》 archaic an outhouse with a sloping roof, built on the side of a building. Word History The word penthouse is not connected with ‘five’… …
27penthouse — UK [ˈpentˌhaʊs] / US noun [countable] Word forms penthouse : singular penthouse plural penthouses an expensive flat at the top of a tall building in a fashionable area of a city …
28penthouse — [14] Penthouse has no etymological connection with house. It comes from Anglo Norman *pentis, an abbreviated version of Old French apentis. This in turn went back to Latin appendicium ‘additional attached part’, a derivative of appendēre ‘attach’ …
29penthouse — Lean to Lean to , n. 1. (Arch.) 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}. [1913 Webster] The outer circuit was covered as a lean to, all round …
30penthouse — noun Penthouse is used before these nouns: ↑apartment, ↑flat, ↑suite …
