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attics

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attics.

Editorial note

The author appears to have become increasingly convinced that vented attics are basically never the answer.

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Quick take

(slang) A person's head or brain.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attics gathered in one view.

noun

(slang) A person's head or brain.

noun

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attics.

noun

(slang) A person's head or brain.

noun

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

Example sentences

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The author appears to have become increasingly convinced that vented attics are basically never the answer.

2

But these types of things are found all the time in attics and basements.

3

Air ducts (mostly hidden in cavities or attics) could get some disruption from c-tubes.

4

Yes and no - the idea of insulating existed 100 years ago, but the materials weren't the greatest (attics full of horsehair, etc.).

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Those old houses have huge attics often with 3-4 hipsters in them.

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I think there might have been some prior art on a few million 8mm film reels in people's attics as well...

7

The government jails drug attics and other impoverished criminals so we never see them either.

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I have a tape I made in 1990, it's followed me across continents and been in cardboard boxes, basements and attics.

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On the upside, we have probably one of the warmest attics in the winter.

10

She's asked for specific CDs as presents, and is now the guardian of my brother and mine CD stashes dragged out of the wardrobes and attics.

11

Letters can sit around in attics for lifetimes, undisturbed.

12

There were worthless railroad stock certificates in many attics.

Quote examples

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There is of course a large stock of extant housing which pre-dates best-standards insulation practices, though much of this can be improved dramatically at relatively low cost, especially by improving siding ("wrapping") and insulating attics.

2

Recently the BBC has been asking people to search attics and sheds for home recordings (taped from tv or radio broadcast) or "lost" tape (probably meant for erasure and reuse that got ahem 'lost' on the way and ended up in a BBC technician's collection).

Proper noun examples

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Attics are fully insulated and are habitable, etc...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use attics in a sentence?

The author appears to have become increasingly convinced that vented attics are basically never the answer.

What does attics mean?

(slang) A person's head or brain.

What part of speech is attics?

attics is commonly used as noun.