gable

Speech parts

1. gable - Noun

2. Gable - Proper noun

Meaning

A cable.

The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like.

The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.

A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gable end gable wall Clark Gable pediment fronton william clark gable house crown dome rafter pinion dormer summit truss covering
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Antonyms

bottom

Hypernyms

wall

Hyponyms

pediment bell gable corbie gable

Phrases with the word

gable boundary wall gable exterior william clark gable gable-bottom gable face gable aspect

Anagrams

gabel bagel bagle galbe Gebal gleba galeb

Examples

I want to be the new Marilyn Monroe and find my own Clark Gable. Anna Nicole Smith

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid. Esther Williams

Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable. Billy West

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man. Gene Tierney

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog. Jean Dujardin

I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough. Leslie Caron

Close letter words and terms

gabionage gabioned gabionnade gable aspect gable boundary gable boundary elevation