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siding

siding

19 4.5
Material fixed to the outside of a house to protect it from weather and make it look nicer
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • Memere and I regarded the new house, its vinyl siding and fresh blacktop cooling with the dusk.
  • bamboo siding
  • exterior siding
  • aluminum siding

But yeah, so you can, you know, use like barn siding and stuff and people will cut them down.

Examples

  • Sheathing and a little bit of some cedar siding in the front.

  • Uncle Roy had built a modest-sized two-story home with light gray siding and Wedgwood blue shutters.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So that will contrast the siding really well too.

  • When he started the saw to cut the siding, I worried that his hand would slip.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The aluminum siding outside, I put on.

  • It's a two-storey with blue siding.

  • The house had yellow siding and a picture window with a toy parrot.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The houses aren't painted, and the siding is falling off.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The white clapboard siding was dingy in the shadows, the Wedgwood shutters seeming a dusky blue.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The house was renovated with new vinyl siding that improved its appearance.

Synonyms

stucco
vssiding
  • Specialized
18 6.5

A hard decorative plaster that people put on outside walls

refers broadly to exterior wall materials, not only decorative plaster finishes
cladding
vssiding
  • Specialized
4 6.8

An outer layer fixed to the outside of a building to keep weather out and make it look better

is a broad term for any protective material on exterior walls
render
vssiding
  • UK
4 8.4

A coating of plaster applied to the outside of a wall to protect and finish it

is the general exterior protective material, not limited to plaster coatings
weatherboard
vssiding
  • UK
1 7.2

A long thin board placed overlapping others on outside walls to keep rain out

covers all kinds of exterior protective materials, not only board systems
brick facade
vssiding
1 4.9

The front of a building made of bricks

includes that use but also covers non-structural protective materials
facing
vssiding
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A layer of material that covers a building's outside to protect or decorate it

is focused on materials that protect exterior walls rather than only decoration
weatherboarding
vssiding
  • UK
7.1

A long thin wooden board that sits on house walls with each board overlapping the one below

means any material applied to outside walls for protection and appearance
3.5

A material builders use to cover and protect floors, walls, or roofs

is restricted to materials applied specifically to exterior walls
7.5

An outer surface on a building made from shiny silver metal sheets

is any protective or decorative exterior material, not only reflective metal panels

Antonyms

38 4.6

Being without protection from cold, wind, or rain

Compounds

railroad siding
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A short extra track beside the main track where trains stop to let other trains pass

How Protective

stonework
5 4.2
brickwork
5 3.3
siding
  • Specialized
19 4.5
paint
469 1.0

Surface Forms

siding singular
sidings plural

Morphology

siding = side (semi-transparent) = side + ing

The word is built from 'side' plus '-ing', but the specialized building-material meaning is conventional rather than fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Siding comes from the simple word side ('side' or 'outside') plus the ending -ing that turns a word into a thing. So siding is the material put on the side of a house to protect it from the weather and to make it look better.