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gable

ga·ble
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gey-buh l]
    • /ˈgeɪ bəl/
    • /ˈɡeɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gey-buh l]
    • /ˈgeɪ bəl/

Definitions of gable word

  • noun gable (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor. 1
  • noun gable The part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof. 1
  • noun gable triangle of a roof 1
  • countable noun gable A gable is the triangular part at the top of the end wall of a building, between the two sloping sides of the roof. 0
  • noun gable the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof 0
  • noun gable a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window 0

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Origin of gable

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork

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Parts of speech for Gable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

gable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gable

noun gable

  • house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
  • ceiling — A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
  • parapet — Fortification. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
  • covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
  • shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.

Antonyms for gable

noun gable

  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.

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