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loft

/lɔft/noun, verb1 syllable

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

Synonyms for loft3

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

attic, garret

noun, as in a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

pigeon loft

What does loft mean?8

noun

1

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

2

a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

3

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

4

(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air

verb

1

store in a loft

2

propel through the air“The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air”

3

kick or strike high in the air“loft a ball”

4

lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with loft?3

one syllable

oftcroft

two syllables

aloft
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Loft in a sentence

  • There is plenty of space in the loft for storage.niceguydave
  • A loft conversion can add considerable value to a property.Vanilla
  • There's an amp gathering dust in the loft if you want it.sundown
  • Sami was in the loft area where he had his computer.OsoHombre
  • They found only old junk in the loft.sundown
  • The old record player's still up in the loft.sundown
  • They found an old book in the loft from their school days.Amastan
  • We found an old book in the loft from their school days.Amastan

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Forms of loft

as a noun

plural
lofts

as a verb

past tense
lofted
present participle
lofting
third-person singular
lofts
past participle
lofted