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annex

annex

37 5.1
A smaller building added to a larger one for extra space
  • noun
  • /ˈænɛks/
translation icon : anexo
  • We're trapped in a huge government annex.

So we had to drive West down the coast, cut back in and come back a little bit through the desert and come back in to the consulate or to the annex.

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Examples

  • How were they caught in the Secret Annex?

  • Doctor, something has to be done about the noise in the annex.

  • A friend of ours is staying at the annex.

  • So we are in the Pacific Pinball Annex, where we house the majority of our collection.

  • Jonah Expeditions' headquarters was an annex to a diving equipment shop, and I passed by once before noticing the sign.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The new classroom was built as an annex to the main school building.

  • They renovated the old barn and converted it into an annex for additional storage.

  • The library includes a quiet reading annex for students who need a peaceful place to study.

Synonyms

wing
vsannex
122 3.0

A part of a building joined to the main part and used for a special purpose

is attached similarly but is often an internal or permanent part
extension
vsannex
44 3.8

Something added to make a building, road or object bigger

is specifically a building addition attached or close to the main one
outbuilding
vsannex
8 3.9

A small building on the same property as a house used to store tools or to work in

is instead attached or adjacent to the main building rather than separate
annexure
vsannex
  • UK
7.4

A building or part joined to a larger main building

has identical meaning but is a variant term used for the same structure

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

4 6.1

The act of separating something from the thing it is connected to

How Big

extension
44 3.8
annex
37 5.1
wing
122 3.0
lean-to
6 6.7

Surface Forms

annex singular
annexes plural

Etymology

Annex comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and nectere 'to tie', the same idea you see in connect. So an annex is an extra building 'tied on' to a larger one.