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HIP ROOF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
Synonyms:
hip roof; hipped roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hip roof" is a kind of...):
roof (a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)
Meronyms (parts of "hip roof"):
hip ((architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof)