'Dormer' definitions:
Definition of 'dormer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window [syn: dormer, dormer window]
Definition of 'Dormer'
From: GCIDE
- Dormer \Dor"mer\, or Dormer window \Dor"mer win"dow\, n. [Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to sleep. See Dormant, a. & n.] (Arch.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dormer'
From: GCIDE
- Dormant \Dor"mant\, n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep." --Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. --Halliwell. Dormer
Synonyms of 'dormer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bay,
- bay window,
- bow window,
- casement,
- casement window,
- fan window,
- fanlight,
- grille,
- lancet window,
- lantern,
- lattice,
- light,
- louver window,
- oriel,
- pane,
- picture window,
- port,
- porthole,
- rose window,
- skylight,
- transom,
- wicket,
- window,
- window bay,
- window glass,
- windowpane