Definition of gable

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Gable (n.) The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like..

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Boatable :: Boatable (a.) Navigable for boats, or small river craft..
Propagable :: Propagable (a.) Capable of being spread or extended by any means; -- said of tenets, doctrines, or principles..
Irrefragability :: Irrefragability (n.) The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted.
Gable :: Gable (n.) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side..
Immitigably :: Immitigably (adv.) In an immitigable manner.
Investigable :: Investigable (a.) Unsearchable; inscrutable.
Pediment :: Pediment (n.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple..
Uncontrollable :: Uncontrollable (a.) Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title..
Investigable :: Investigable (a.) Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research.
Navigable :: Navigable (a.) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river..
Navigability :: Navigability (n.) The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.
Beggable :: Beggable (a.) Capable of being begged.
Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (n.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc..
Voyageable :: Voyageable (a.) That may be sailed over, as water or air; navigable..
Portage :: Portage (v. t. & i.) To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters..
Navigation :: Navigation (n.) The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
Skew :: Skew (n.) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk..
Gablet :: Gablet (n.) A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc..
Propagable :: Propagable (a.) Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production..
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