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EAVES

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Dictionary entry overview: What does eaves mean?

• EAVES (noun)
The noun EAVES has 1 sense:

1. the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

Familiarity information: EAVES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EAVES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The overhang at the lower edge of a roof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("eaves" is a kind of...):

overhang (projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Holonyms ("eaves" is a part of...):

roof (a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)

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