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vaulted

vault·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vawl-tid]
    • /ˈvɔl tɪd/
    • /ˈvɒl.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vawl-tid]
    • /ˈvɔl tɪd/

Definitions of vaulted word

  • adjective vaulted constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber. 1
  • adjective vaulted provided with a vault. 1
  • adjective vaulted resembling a vault: the vaulted sky. 1
  • noun vaulted the act of vaulting. 1
  • noun vaulted a leap of a horse; curvet. 1
  • noun vaulted Gymnastics. a running jump over a vaulting horse or pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount. 1

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Origin of vaulted

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; vault1 + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Vaulted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vaulted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

vaulted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vaulted

adj vaulted

  • alveolate — having many alveoli
  • arced — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
  • arched — An arched roof, window, or doorway is curved at the top.
  • arciform — shaped like an arch
  • arcuate — shaped or bent like an arc or bow

adjective vaulted

  • arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
  • embowed — Simple past tense and past participle of embow.
  • hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
  • incurved — Turned inwards.

noun vaulted

  • banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
  • cambered — Having camber.
  • cellared — Simple past tense and past participle of cellar.
  • chorded — Simple past tense and past participle of chord.
  • closeted — If you are closeted with someone, you are talking privately to them.

verb vaulted

  • cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
  • curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
  • dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
  • escaladed — Simple past tense and past participle of escalade.
  • forded — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.

Top questions with vaulted

  • what does vaulted mean?
  • what is a vaulted toilet?
  • what is a vaulted ceiling?
  • what is vaulted?
  • what are vaulted ceilings?

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