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Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shelter, as beneath eaves.
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- noun
Eaves : the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
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Examples
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The chickens were convinced that the eave was their roosting niche.
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Slopping down that paint as quickly as I could, I was working on a stretch of the roof called an eave, which I could barely reach, even on my tiptoes, when I came to a big, baggy-looking sack hanging stuck to a corner.
Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008
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Slopping down that paint as quickly as I could, I was working on a stretch of the roof called an eave, which I could barely reach, even on my tiptoes, when I came to a big, baggy-looking sack hanging stuck to a corner.
Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008
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Slopping down that paint as quickly as I could, I was working on a stretch of the roof called an eave, which I could barely reach, even on my tiptoes, when I came to a big, baggy-looking sack hanging stuck to a corner.
Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008
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The light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary 1845
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The light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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The light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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The light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary 1584
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Did you know that at the elevation in pre-Reformation England, some of the faithful were known to call out, "'eave 'im 'igher!"
Didya know? Terry Nelson 2006
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Did you know that at the elevation in pre-Reformation England, some of the faithful were known to call out, "'eave 'im 'igher!"
Archive 2006-12-01 Terry Nelson 2006
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- aleve
- believe
- bereave
- cleave
- cleve
- conceive
- deceive
- disbelieve
- eve
- greave
- greve
- grieve
- heave
- interleave
- interweave
- leave
- leve
- misconceive
- misperceive
- naive
- neve
- peeve
- perceive
- preconceive
- reave
- receive
- reeve
- relieve
- reprieve
- retrieve
- sleeve
- steve
- stieve
- vive
- weave
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