dormer
noun
a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
dormers
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pluralof dormer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
“I read a lot of books about how to frame and build dormers, but they left many questions unanswered,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Colonial Revival and Greek Revival touches can be seen in its dormers and other roof projections.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021
Nothing of the houses but the roof sticks out above the snow, and the winter-doors may be set under the eaves or in the roof itself, like dormers.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
