Definitions for Garret
ˈgær ɪtgar·ret

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. loft, attic, garretnoun

   floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. garretnoun

   An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

2. Etymology: Middle English

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GARRETnoun

   Etymology: garite, the tower of a citadel, French.

   1. A room on the highest floor of the house.

   The mob, commission’d by the government,
   Are seldom to an empty garret sent. John Dryden, Juven. Sat.

   John Bull skipped from room to room; ran up stairs and down stairs, from the kitchen to the garret. John Arbuthnot, J. Bull.

   On earth the god of wealth was made
   Sole patron of the building trade;
   Leaving the arts the spacious air,
   With licence to build castles there:
   And ’tis conceiv’d their old pretence,
   To lodge in garrets, comes from thence. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Rotten wood.

   The colour of the shining part of rotten wood, by daylight, is in some pieces white, and in some pieces inclining to red, which they call the white and red garret. Francis Bacon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Garret

   A garret is a habitable attic, a living space at the top of a house or larger residential building, traditionally, small, dismal, and cramped, with sloping ceilings. In the days before elevators this was the least prestigious position in a building, at the very top of the stairs.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. garret

   A garret is a room or space, typically a small, uncomfortable one, located immediately under the roof of a house or other building. It's often used for storage or can be converted into a living space. The term is commonly associated with historic houses or apartments with attic spaces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Garretnoun

   a turret; a watchtower

2. Garretnoun

   that part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic

3. Etymology: [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. gurite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. garir to preserve, save, defend, F. gurir to cure; of German origin; cf. OHG. werian to protect, defend, hinder, G. wehren, akin to Goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to E. weir, or perhaps to wary. See Weir, and cf. Guerite.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Garret

   gar′et, n. (Shak.) a watch-tower: a room next the roof of a house.—p.adj. Garr′eted, provided with garrets: lodged in a garret.—ns. Garreteer′, one who lives in a garret: a poor author; Garr′et-mas′ter, a cabinet-maker, locksmith, &c., working on his own account for the dealers. [O. Fr. garite, a place of safety, guarir, warir, to preserve (Fr. guérir)—Teut., Old High Ger. warjan, to defend.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. garret

   A watch-tower in a fortification; an old term.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. garret

   A turret or battlement. Now obsolete.

Matched Categories

1. • Floor

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Anagrams for Garret »

1. garter

2. grater

3. targer

How to pronounce Garret?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Fred

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How to say Garret in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Garret in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Garret in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Garret
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Garret
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Garret
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garret
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Garret
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Garret
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Garret
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Garret