awning
[ aw-ning ]
/ ˈɔ nɪŋ /
Save This Word!
noun
a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.
a shelter.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of awning
First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM awning
awninged, adjectiveWords nearby awning
awl snail, awlwort, awmous, awn, awner, awning, awning deck, awning window, awnless bromegrass, awoke, AWOL
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for awning
British Dictionary definitions for awning
awning
/ (ˈɔːnɪŋ) /
noun
a roof of canvas or other material supported by a frame to provide protection from the weather, esp one placed over a doorway or part of a deck of a ship
Word Origin for awning
C17: of uncertain origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012