Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dormer-window

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: dormer-win-dow
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upright window built from a sloping roof.

Example Sentences

"He walked slowly past the gate and peered through a narrow gap in the cedar hedge. The girl was moving along a sanded walk, toward a gray, unpainted house, with a steep roof, broken by dormer windows."

Etymology

See dormer.

Inflected Forms

dormer-windows (plural) dormer window (alternative)

Synonyms

dormant window dormer lucarne luthern

Questions

What does dormer-window mean?: An upright window built from a sloping roof.
Where does dormer-window come from?: See dormer.

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