loft

  • 51loft — [OE] The notion underlying loft is of being ‘high up in the air’ – and indeed originally loft, like its close German relative luft, meant ‘air’. Not until the 13th century do we find it being used in English for ‘upper room’ (although in fact its …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52loft — 1 noun 1 ON A FARM (C) a raised area in a barn used for keeping hay (1) or other crops: a hayloft 2 UNDER A ROOF (C) BrE a room or space under the roof of a building; attic 3 TYPE OF ROOM/BUILDING (C) especially AmE a) a room that is on a raised… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53loft — [OE] The notion underlying loft is of being ‘high up in the air’ – and indeed originally loft, like its close German relative luft, meant ‘air’. Not until the 13th century do we find it being used in English for ‘upper room’ (although in fact its …

    Word origins

  • 54loft — n. & v. n. 1 the space under the roof of a house, above the ceiling of the top floor; an attic. 2 a room over a stable, esp. for hay and straw. 3 a gallery in a church or hall (organ loft). 4 US an upstairs room. 5 a pigeon house. 6 Golf a a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 55loft — 1. noun /lɒft/ a) An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building. b) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure. 2. verb /lɒft/ a) To …

    Wiktionary

  • 56Loft — ARQUITECTURA Materiales fríos como el hormigón, el cemento y el aluminio son los más utilizados. El salón es característico por la escasez de ornamentación. La arquitectura con toda su desnudez es la protagonista principal del espacio. Las… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 57loft — Synonyms and related words: agency, atelier, attic, attic room, barbershop, beauty parlor, beauty shop, bench, butcher shop, cockloft, company, concern, corporation, desk, establishment, facility, firm, garret, hayloft, house, installation,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 58loft — noun 1》 a room or storage space directly under the roof of a house or other building.     ↘a gallery in a church or hall.     ↘a large, open area in a warehouse or other large building that has been converted into living space.     ↘US part of a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59loft — s ( et, loft) …

    Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • 60loft — See mold loft …

    Dictionary of automotive terms