Loft vs. Penthouse

Loftnoun

air, the air; the sky, the heavens.

Loftnoun

An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.

Loftnoun

(textiles) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.

Loftnoun

A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.

Loftnoun

(golf) The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).

Loftnoun

(obsolete) A floor or room placed above another.

Loftverb

(transitive) To propel high into the air.

Loftverb

(intransitive) To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled

Loftverb

(bowling) To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.

Loftadjective

lofty; proud; haughty

Loftnoun

That which is lifted up; an elevation.

Loftnoun

Pitch or slope of the face of a club (tending to drive the ball upward).

Loftadjective

Lofty; proud.

Loftverb

To make or furnish with a loft; to cause to have loft; as, a lofted house; a lofted golf-club head.

Loftverb

To raise aloft; to send into the air;

Loftnoun

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

Loftnoun

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

Loftnoun

a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

Loftverb

store in a loft

Loftverb

propel through the air;

Loftverb

kick or strike high in the air;

Loftverb

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

Loft

A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use (a converted loft) from some other use, often light industrial.

Penthousenoun

An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.

Penthousenoun

An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Sometimes these are located just under "penthouse mechanical" floors.

Penthousenoun

(tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.

Penthouseverb

(transitive) To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.

Penthousenoun

A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively.

Penthouseadjective

Leaning; overhanging.

Penthousenoun

an apartment located on the top floors of a building