Definition of eave Eave
/iˈv/ - [eev] - eave
We found 3 definitions of eave from 2 different sources.
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What does eave mean?
Wiktionary 
- eave (Noun)
Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
Part of speech
🔤- eave, noun, singular of eaves.
WordNet
Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eaves (n. pl.)
The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. - eaves (n. pl.)
Brow; ridge. - eaves (n. pl.)
Eyelids or eyelashes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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eaves
The overhang at the lower edge of a roof that avoids that the rain water touches the wall.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eaves
ēvz, n.pl. the projecting edge of the roof: anything projecting.—ns. Eaves′drip, Eaves′drop, the water which falls from the eaves of a house: the place where the drops fall.—v.i. and v.t. Eaves′drop, to stand under the eaves or near the windows of a house to listen: to listen for secrets.—ns. Eaves′dropper, one who thus listens: one who tries to overhear private conversation; Eaves′dropping. [A.S. efes, the clipped edge of thatch; cf. Ice. ups.]
Part of speech
🔤- eaves, noun, plural of eave.
