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eaves

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

Editorial note

So the birds flew to their nests, the pigeons to the cotes, and the sparrows under the eaves.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname.

noun

A hamlet in Woodplumpton parish, city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4937).

noun

(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for eaves.

noun

A surname.

noun

A hamlet in Woodplumpton parish, city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4937).

noun

(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

noun

(by extension) Something that extends over or projects beyond.

Example sentences

1

So the birds flew to their nests, the pigeons to the cotes, and the sparrows under the eaves.

2

The homes had many windows with long-ish eaves (for shade) so you could take advantage of the breeze.

3

The eaves also have gutters (missing on many homes) which pipe the water away from the foundation.

4

Probably the most consequential feature is having large eaves, which keeps the windows and siding dry.

5

Wood is collected and stacked under the eaves providing extra thick walls/insulation during the winter.

6

From the ground, though, the tinted windows and extended eaves make the building look more like a glossy, futuristic Japanese palace.

7

With the eaves already in place, even a mobile robot is going to have trouble placing the top several rows of bricks.

8

I see multimillion dollar homes being constructed with no eaves and flat roofs, and wood siding.

9

But a developer bought it up, and built one of those new houses, no eaves, etc., about three years ago.

10

An outsider who doesn't program Python eaves drops two Python programmers.

11

In Austria and parts of Germany, rural houses have huge eaves.

12

This can work; you can in fact make a key exchange between two parties where an eaves-dropper will be none the wiser for listening in.

Quote examples

1

I wonder if you were seeing the first choice "Mrs Eaves" or the backup Georgia?

Proper noun examples

1

All goals met, with the exception of the final goal of 200,000, which would get us the new bridge designed by John Eaves.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use eaves in a sentence?

So the birds flew to their nests, the pigeons to the cotes, and the sparrows under the eaves.

What does eaves mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is eaves?

eaves is commonly used as noun.