garrets

plural of garret
as in lofts
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building bought a charming Victorian house with a garret that she hoped to turn into a writing room

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Noun
  • Johnson hopes developments like the lofts will add stability to the neighborhood so that children growing up in Milwaukee do not need to relocate because of housing insecurity.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The bathroom includes your choice of a tub or shower, and dual lofts on either end of the house serve as bedrooms or storage space.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Indoors, they can be found in dark areas like closets, garages, basements, attics and cupboards.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Uckotter’s eerie depictions of attics, slip dresses, and toys calls to mind the cinematic worlds created by David Lynch.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Garrets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrets. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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