gar·ret

gar·ret
/ˈgerət/ noun, pl -rets [count]
: a usually small and unpleasant room or space area just below the roof of a building

an artist's garret [=a garret where a struggling artist lives in poverty]


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  • gar|ret — «GAR iht», noun. 1. a space in a house just below a sloping roof; attic. 2. a room or apartment in such a place. ╂[< Old French garite < garir defend; see etym. under garrison (Cf. ↑garrison)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gar|ret|eer — «GAR uh TIHR», noun. a person who lives in a garret, especially a very poor writer …   Useful english dictionary

  • ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • gar — al·e·gar; al·gar·ro·ba; al·gar·ro·bi·lla; al·gar·ro·bin; an·gar·a·lite; an·gar·ia; ba·zi·gar; be·gar; beg·gar·li·ness; ber·en·gar·i·an; bhav·na·gar; bon·gar; bou·gar; bud·ger·i·gar; bul·gar·ia; bul·gar·ic; bull·beg·gar; chhat·tis·gar·hi; ci·gar;… …   English syllables

  • Ret Marut — B. Traven († 26. März 1969 in Mexiko Stadt) ist das Pseudonym eines deutschsprachigen Schriftstellers, der während seiner Hauptschaffensperiode in Mexiko lebte, und vor allem durch sozialkritische Abenteuerromane weltweit bekannt wurde, darunter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • garret — gar·ret …   English syllables

  • garret — gar•ret [[t]ˈgær ɪt[/t]] n. bui an attic, usu. a small, cramped one • Etymology: 1300–50; ME garite watchtower < OF garite, guerite watchtower, der. of garir, guarir to defend, protect; see garrison gar′ret•ed, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • garretto — gar·rét·to s.m. 1. TS zool. parte dell arto posteriore dei quadrupedi, spec. di equini e bovini, che corrisponde all articolazione fra tibia e tarso 2. CO estens., negli esseri umani, la parte posteriore della caviglia o la parte della gamba tra… …   Dizionario italiano

  • garret — gar|ret [ˈgærıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: garite tower for keeping watch from , from garir to protect ] a small uncomfortable room at the top of a house, just under the roof →↑attic …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • garret — gar|ret [ gerət ] noun count a very basic room just under the roof of a house …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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