attic

English Thesaurus

1. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	wall,
definition	:	an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	entablature,
definition	:	(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	architecture,
definition	:	the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition)

2. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	floor, level, storey, story,
definition	:	a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	cockloft,
definition	:	a small loft or garret (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	hayloft, haymow, mow,
definition	:	a loft in a barn where hay is stored (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	house,
definition	:	a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact)

3. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

hypernym	:	human head,
definition	:	the head of a human being (noun.body)

4. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	ancient greek,
definition	:	the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire (noun.communication)

5. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	loft,
definition	:	store in a loft (verb.possession)

6. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

derivation	:	bean,
definition	:	hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

7. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia (noun.communication)

derivation	:	attic,
definition	:	of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times (adj.pert)

8. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	attica,
definition	:	the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken (noun.location)

derivation	:	attic, classical greek, ionic, ionic dialect,
definition	:	the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia (noun.communication)

9. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	loft,
definition	:	store in a loft (verb.possession)

10. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

derivation	:	bean,
definition	:	hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

11. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia (noun.communication)

derivation	:	attic,
definition	:	of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times (adj.pert)

12. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	attica,
definition	:	the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken (noun.location)

derivation	:	attic, classical greek, ionic, ionic dialect,
definition	:	the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia (noun.communication)