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attic

/ˈætɪk/noun, adjective2 syllables

Attic means: informal terms for a human head.

Synonyms for attic12

noun, as in informal terms for a human head

bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome

noun, as in the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek

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

loft, garret

also used for attic

upper storey, top floor

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What does attic mean?5

noun

1

informal terms for a human head

2

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

3

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

4

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

adjective

1

of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times“Attic Greek”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with attic?27

two syllables

static

three syllables

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five syllables

aristocratic
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Attic in a sentence

  • Sami heard the noises in the attic, too.OsoHombre
  • In the attic, there was a round table.Eccles17
  • In the attic, spiders and rats were my companions.Amastan
  • In the attic, insects and mice were my companions.Amastan
  • They cleaned everything, from the basement to the attic.tinytina
  • In this attic there are all sorts of books, waiting to be read.unknown
  • Who knows what you'll find up in the attic?darinmex
  • I think we have some mice in the attic.CK

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Forms of attic

as a noun

plural
attics