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Definition: Gazebo |
GazeboNoun1. A small roofed building affording shade and rest. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "gazebo" was first used: 1752. (references) |
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Finance | An ornamental garden pavilion, designed to let in light and air and often situated to take advantage of a view. It is constructed of light metal or wood. Also called a belvedere. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | GAZEBO. An elevated observatory or summer-house. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Synonym: GazeboSynonym: summerhouse (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Gazebo |
| English words defined with "gazebo": belvedere. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Gazebo" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (gazebo), Serbo-Croatian (gazebo). |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Gazebo (1959) | |
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 | Enjoying the gazebo at the Key West Garden Club gardens at the West Martello, a part of the Civil War era defenses of Key West on the south side of the island. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Tank rack and gazebo deck outside AQUARIUS. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | AQUARIUS tank rack and gazebo deck serves as the starting point for excursions. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia. Gazebo at Foxcroft School. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Waterfront, Point Farm. Gazebo with trees. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Botanical Gardens" by Tyniuz C. Commentary: "Botanical Gardens scene with gazebo on a sunny afternoon." | "Summers past" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Gazebo in disrepair makes bittersweet scene." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| "Gazebo" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.78% of the time. "Gazebo" is used about 45 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.78% | 44 | 51,500 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.22% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 45 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
gazebo | 4,372 | gazebo canopy | 45 |
gazebo plan | 613 | canvas gazebo | 43 |
gazebo kit | 303 | blue print for a gazebo | 42 |
garden gazebo | 174 | tent and gazebo | 39 |
spa gazebo | 172 | gazebo building and plan | 39 |
free gazebo plan | 167 | dc america gazebo | 38 |
gazebo hot tub | 133 | outdoor gazebo | 38 |
build a gazebo | 111 | cedar gazebo | 37 |
screened gazebo | 100 | patio gazebo | 34 |
vinyl gazebo | 98 | gazebo picture | 31 |
gazebo design | 82 | gazebo and deck | 29 |
metal gazebo | 80 | croscill gazebo | 28 |
aluminum gazebo | 70 | gazebo inn | 27 |
screen gazebo | 65 | steel gazebo | 27 |
iron gazebo | 61 | gazebo bird feeder | 25 |
building gazebo | 56 | gazebo wooden | 25 |
portable gazebo | 51 | backyard gazebo | 24 |
wrought iron gazebo | 50 | garden gazebo sales | 24 |
gazebo wedding | 46 | wood gazebo | 23 |
gazebo for sale | 46 | amish gazebo | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "gazebo"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | belveder. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | белведер. (various references) | |
Czech | letní chata. (various references) | |
German | Aussichtspunkt (viewpoint). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kilátótorony (belvedere). (various references) | |
Italian | gazebo, belvedere (belvedere, viewpoint), balcone (balcony). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 四阿 (arbor, square gazebo). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あずまや (arbor, bower, square gazebo, summer house). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | azebogay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | varanda (balcony, gallery, gazabo, piazza, porch, stoop, terrace, veranda), terraço (balcony, gazabo, observatory, platform, terrace), mirante (belvedere, gazabo, observatory), belvedere (gazabo, look-out point). (various references) | |
Romanian | chioşc (alcove, Arbor, arbour, bandstand, booth, kiosk, pavilion, pergola, tobacconist's). (various references) | |
Russian | застекленный балкон. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | gazebo. (various references) | |
Spanish | mirador (balcony, bow window, gazer, Oriel, viewer). (various references) | |
Swedish | lusthus (summerhouse). (various references) | |
Thai | อาคารขนาดเล็ก. (various references) | |
Turkish | taraça (belvedere, patio, Piazza, platform, porch, terrace), manzaralı balkon, kule (dungeon, gun turret, steeple, tower), balkon (balcony, bosom, terrace). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | заскленний балкон, бельведер (belvedere, pinnacle), дача (camp, chalet, country house, summerhouse). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thằng oắt con (squit), thằng nhóc con. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Italian | 900-Modern | bello verde. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gazebo": gazeboes, gazebos. (additional references) | |
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"Gazebo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Azabu, Ganefo, gazabo, Gazoro, guazapo, jazzbo, Ogarevo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-g-o-z" | |
-2 letters: gaze, zoea. | |
-3 letters: abo, age, ago, azo, bag, beg, boa, bog, ego, gab, gae, goa, gob, obe, zag, zoa. | |
-4 letters: ab, ae, ag, ba, be, bo, go, oe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-g-o-z" | |
+1 letter: gazebos. | |
+2 letters: gazaboes, gazeboes. | |
+3 letters: globalize. | |
+4 letters: cognizable, globalized, globalizes, zabaglione. | |
+5 letters: emblazoning, organizable, zabagliones. | |
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