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CULLIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cullis mean?
• CULLIS (noun)
The noun CULLIS has 1 sense:
1. a gutter in a roof
Familiarity information: CULLIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gutter in a roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cullis" is a kind of...):
gutter; trough (a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)
Holonyms ("cullis" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
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