awning
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈɔːnɪŋ/
- In a dazzle, she saw the wide, open terrace, shaded by striped awnings and paved in marble.
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Watch on YouTubeThe awning couldn't really hold up to the pouring rain last night.
- The awning couldn't really hold up to the pouring rain last night.
- I put them right here in my backyard on my slatted sort of awning.
- And I looked across the street and I saw that there was a a guy standing on the top of a ladder painting the awning of his storefront.
- The office was near a bus stop, and on a very rainy day, the people waiting for the bus moved to take shelter under the awning.
- If you buy it, you crank it out like an awning and stand under it.
Examples
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The awning couldn't really hold up to the pouring rain last night.
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Why don't we huddle under the awning?
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At the top of the steps, in the shade of the awning, stood a low table.
Fiction book (1990) -
She got married here under an awning.
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The line winds into the pizza place, then continues under the awning of the drugstore.
Fiction book (1995) -
Over the front door is an awning shaped like a dog's snout, whiskers included.
Fiction book (1994) -
Tables of food and colorful awnings have been erected around the lawn.
Fiction book (1994) -
Eventually she spotted her quarry, who sat in the shade of an awning with his fellow silk merchants.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know that little place nearby with the striped awning that sells sandwiches and little pizzas...
Fiction book (1995) -
We decided to sit under the awning to stay dry during the rain.
Synonyms
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4.1
A cover over an area that protects from rain or sun
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3.2
A large waterproof sheet that covers things from rain
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1.0
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
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1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
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2.1
A cover that gives shade from the sun
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4.2
A film or device that blocks sunlight from windows to keep rooms cooler
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6.0
A cover that blocks sunlight to make a place cooler
A cloth screen that blocks strong sunlight
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Etymology
Awning A helpful way to remember the word awning is to think of it as something put on a house or shop; an awning is a cover put 'on' a door or window to keep out the sun and rain.