Definition of garret Garret

/gɛˈɹɪt/ - [gerit] - gar•ret

We found 10 definitions of garret from 8 different sources.

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What does garret mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
garret - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
  loft, attic
  storey, story, level, floor a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
  house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
  cockloft a small loft or garret
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • garret (Noun)
    An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • garret (n.)
    A turret; a watchtower.
  • garret (n.)
    That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • garret
    gar′et, n. (Shak.) a watch-tower: a room next the roof of a house.—p.adj. Garr′eted, provided with garrets: lodged in a garret.—ns. Garreteer′, one who lives in a garret: a poor author; Garr′et-mas′ter, a cabinet-maker, locksmith, &c., working on his own account for the dealers. [O. Fr. garite, a place of safety, guarir, warir, to preserve (Fr. guérir)—Teut., Old High Ger. warjan, to defend.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • garret
    A watch-tower in a fortification; an old term.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • garret
    A turret or battlement. Now obsolete.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • garret
    The head. His garret, or upper story, is empty, or unfurnished; i.e. he has no brains, he is a fool.
  • garret
    Figuratively used to signify the head. His upper story or garrets are unfurnished; i.e. he is an empty or foolish fellow.

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