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| air well |
a usu. central court that is enclosed by the exterior walls of a building and provides air and light. |
| batten2 |
a narrow board or strip used esp. for exterior siding and flooring in wooden building construction. [1/4 definitions] |
| bodywork |
the activity or process of repairing damage done to the exterior of a motor vehicle. [1/3 definitions] |
| Boston ivy |
a woody climbing vine of Asian origin, commonly grown in the United States as an exterior wall cover, that has three-lobed leaves and bears purple berries. |
| cetacean |
any of an order of aquatic mammals, such as dolphins and whales, that have paddlelike forelimbs or flippers and no exterior hind limbs. [1/2 definitions] |
| curtain wall |
an exterior wall that has no structural function. |
| embrasure |
an opening in a wall or parapet splayed toward the exterior, for discharging weapons. [1/2 definitions] |
| exteriorize |
to make external or exterior. |
| face-lift |
any altering, cleaning, or similar restorative treatment to improve outer appearance, as of the exterior of a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| heart |
the left side of the chest on the exterior of one's body. [1/8 definitions] |
| mucosa |
a membrane that secretes mucus, lining all body parts that are in direct or indirect contact with the exterior. |
| outward |
on, or moving or directed toward, the outside or surface of; external or exterior. [2/8 definitions] |
| quincunx |
in botany, an arrangement of a flower with five petals in which two are interior, two exterior, and one partly interior and partly exterior. [1/2 definitions] |
| rosinweed |
any of several related, composite, North American plants that have a resinous sap, sticky exterior, and strong aroma, such as the compass plant or the gum plant. |
| roughcast |
a coarse plaster made of mortar mixed with small stones, used as a finish for exterior walls. [1/4 definitions] |
| scanner1 |
any of various devices that employ optics, nuclear radiation, magnetic fields, sound waves, or the like to examine interior or exterior surfaces or tissues and transmit information, images, or directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| spandrel |
in architecture, the roughly triangular space formed by the exterior curves of an arch or arches and the enclosing frame or overhead cornice. |
| stucco |
a durable, rough plaster usu. made of cement, sand, and lime, applied while wet and used on exterior walls. [1/3 definitions] |
| surface |
the exterior boundary of something. [2/10 definitions] |
| terrace |
a constructed horizontal surface, usu. roofless, that is exterior to a house or other building. [1/6 definitions] |
| wale |
(usu. pl.) any of the heavy planks running along the exterior sides of a wooden ship. [1/4 definitions] |
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