atticat‧tic /ˈætɪk/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
a small attic room
WORD ORIGINattic
Origin:
1700-1800 French attique, from attique ‘of ancient Athens’, from Latin Atticus; from the use of an ancient Greek style in designing structures around the top of buildingsEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- All these hazards, winter and summer, are the reasons an attic should be well ventilated.
- He lived in the top attic right, up against the east end gable of the building.
- I wish I had a cosmic panopticon and could see into every Paris cellar and every attic in the banlieue.
- Indeed, he was nervous when I was out of the attic.
- Pamela Wray's father found her body hanging from an attic beam.
- That considered, an unvented attic can be 10 to 20 degrees warmer than outside in winter.
- What had gone from the attic she could only guess, for she did not remember half the things they stored there.
WORD SETS
adjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a small attic roomCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a space or room just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things: a small attic room· She thought his attic bedroom was absolutely fabulous.· From my attic bedroom I thought I surveyed the world.· He lies there in the peeling pyramid of the attic bedroom, on his cot shaped like a gutter.· She stared at herself for some time in the full-length mirror of the attic bedroom.
· She was already feeling faint, as much from the stale heat of the attic room as for any other reason.· A tall man waited at the stable entrance of the lodging house where Lucille Castineau had rented two attic rooms.· At a quarter to eleven she galloped back up to the attic room.· The single studio was extremely primitive, consisting of an attic room with two microphones, one turntable and a mixer.· Four out of a total of nine are en suite and two are attic rooms with marvellous views over the village and hills.· Finally she shut herself in the attic room on Ella's day off and sobbed until she ached in body and soul.· Of the twenty-one bedrooms, seventeen are spacious with private facilities, and the remaining four are attic rooms with shared bathrooms.· In his attic room he drew the curtains, turned on the bedside light and lit the gas fire.
VERB· What had gone from the attic she could only guess, for she did not remember half the things they stored there.· Before getting into his mattress he went into the front attic.· On a Saturday she went up to the attic.· One day, when a downpour crawling on the windows made even the trees look grey, he went up to the attic.
a small attic room