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| Main Entry: |
eaves
 [eev] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overhang |
| Synonyms: | rim, soffit |
| Main Entry: | projection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bulge, overhang |
| Synonyms: | bump, bunch, eaves, extension, hook, jut, knob, ledge, outthrust, point, prolongation, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, ridge, rim, shelf, sill, spine, spur, step, swelling |
| Antonyms: | depression |
| Main Entry: | cornice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | molding |
| Synonyms: | band, crown, drip, eave, frame, furnish |
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Example Sentences
- Extended eaves over the stairs provide shade and temperature control.
- L eaves are divided fanwise into large, toothed leaflets.
- Crosses on the sandstone carvings around the house's eaves recall its former purpose.
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