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hipped

hipped

7.9
A roof with all sides sloping down to the walls
  • adjective
  • /hɪpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : a cuatro aguas
  • Many bungalow designs include a hipped roof for added stability.

Examples

  • The old cottage features a hipped roof covered with slate tiles.

  • A hipped roof is often used in areas prone to strong winds.

  • The house has a beautiful hipped roof.

  • Is that a hipped roof design?

  • A hipped roof is often used in areas prone to strong winds.

  • Many bungalow designs include a hipped roof for added stability.

  • The old cottage features a hipped roof covered with slate tiles.

Antonyms

gabled
6.2

A building or roof with a triangular end

Compounds

hipped roof
  • Specialized
6.8

A roof that slopes down on all four sides toward the walls

hipped tile
  • Specialized
7.8

A tile that covers the roof corner where two sloping sides meet

Surface Forms

hipped positive

Morphology

hipped = hip (semi-transparent) = hip + ed

Formed by the noun 'hip' + adjectival '-ed'; morphologically regular but the architectural sense of 'hip' is specialized and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Hipped as a roof word comes from the old word hip, meaning the body part 'hip', because the sloping corner of a roof looks like a rounded side. So a hipped roof has all sides sloping down to the walls.