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Meaning of "gargoyle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GARGOYLE

From Old French gargouille gargoyle, throat.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GARGOYLE

gargoyle  [ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARGOYLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gargoyle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GARGOYLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gargoyle

Gargoyle

In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between. Architects often used multiple gargoyles on buildings to divide the flow of rainwater off the roof to minimize the potential damage from a rainstorm. A trough is cut in the back of the gargoyle and rainwater typically exits through the open mouth. Gargoyles are usually an elongated fantastic animal because the length of the gargoyle determines how far water is thrown from the wall. When Gothic flying buttresses were used, aqueducts were sometimes cut into the buttress to divert water over the aisle walls.

Definition of gargoyle in the English dictionary

The first definition of gargoyle in the dictionary is a waterspout carved in the form of a grotesque face or creature and projecting from a roof gutter, esp of a Gothic church. Other definition of gargoyle is any grotesque ornament or projection, esp on a building. Gargoyle is also a person with a grotesque appearance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARGOYLE


boil
bɔɪl
Boyle
bɔɪl
broil
brɔɪl
charbroil
ˈtʃɑːˌbrɔɪl
coil
kɔɪl
Doyle
dɔɪl
foil
fɔɪl
Hoyle
hɔɪl
oil
ɔɪl
recoil
rɪˈkɔɪl
soil
sɔɪl
spoil
spɔɪl
toil
tɔɪl
topsoil
ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl
trefoil
ˈtrɛfɔɪl
turmoil
ˈtɜːmɔɪl
voile
vɔɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARGOYLE

garfish
garganey
Gargantua
gargantuan
gargarise
gargarism
garget
gargety
gargle
gargler
gargoyled
gargoylism
gari
garial
garibaldi
garigue
garish
garishly
garishness
garland

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARGOYLE

argyle
big-style
Carlyle
Conan Doyle
doggy style
freestyle
hairstyle
house style
Kabyle
kyle
lifestyle
Lyle
Moyle
New Style
nonstyle
old style
old-style
scroyle
soyle
style

Synonyms and antonyms of gargoyle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gargoyle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARGOYLE

Find out the translation of gargoyle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gargoyle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gargoyle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石像鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gárgola
570 millions of speakers

English

gargoyle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परनाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرزاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горгулья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gárgula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মর্কট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gargouille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gargoyle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserspeier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガーゴイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gargoyle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miệng máng xối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gargoyle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहतूक झडप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çirkin yaratık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doccione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gargulec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Горгулья
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gargoyle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγαλμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gargoyle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gargoyle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gargoyle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gargoyle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARGOYLE»

The term «gargoyle» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARGOYLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gargoyle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gargoyle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gargoyle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARGOYLE»

Discover the use of gargoyle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gargoyle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gargoyle
As she spins the story of their past lives together, the man's disbelief falters; soon, even the impossible can no longer be dismissed. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Andrew Davidson, 2008
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The Gargoyle at the Gates
When the Collector steals Ambergine, it's up to Christopher and Katherine to get her back, as long as something else doesn't catch them along the way. This is the third book in the award-nominated Lost Gargoyle series.
Philippa Dowding, 2012
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The Gargoyle Overhead
In this sequel to The Gargoyle in My Yard (2009), The Gargoyle Overhead provides the historical backstory to Gargoths life, and further explores themes of friendship, courage and loneliness.
Philippa Dowding, 2010
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The Gargoyle in My Yard
Commended for the 2009 Resource Links Best Books and for the 2010 Best Books for Kids and Teens, short-listed for the 2012 Diamond Willow Award What do you do when a 400-year-old gargoyle moves into your backyard?
Philippa Dowding, 2009
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Fae's Gargoyle
Fae 's GargoyleSally Painter"A book in The Hussies series.
Sally Painter, 2008
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Song of the Gargoyle
This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, 2012
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Dream Lovers of Gargoyle Castle
Dream Lovers of Gargoyle CastleSally PainterAs if renovating a crumbling castle isn't enough, Tessa and Amy have to contend with two gargoyle statues that just won't stay in one place.But the dreams at night are erotic bliss.
Sally Painter, 2009
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Gargoyle #48
This issue of an international literary magazine, based in the Washington, D.C. area, features a host of poets and writers, including Nin Andrews, Doreen Baingana, Laurel Ann Bogen, Neil Boyack, and more.
Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, 2004
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Revenge of the Gargoyle
When a teenager selects a marble from Sebastian Cream's Junk Shop, she is unaware that it is the missing eye of one very angry gargoyle.
Tracey West, Brian W. Dow, 2003
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Geis of the Gargoyle
Since Xanth began, the gargoyles of that magical place have been under a magical compulsion to protect the purity of the Swan Knee River which flows in to Xanth from dreary Mundania.
Piers Anthony, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARGOYLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gargoyle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Puppet's homage to Haverhill grandmother for Summer Bash …
“I'd been cast as a gargoyle in a Terry Pratchett play,” she said. “I really didn't want to be one, so I made one instead out of chicken wire and I ... «Haverhill Echo, Jul 15»
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Area schedule - The Journal News
Gargoyle Athletics, 7 p.m.. Croton Varsity vs. Mamaroneck Varsity, 7:10 p.m.. Samu-Rye vs. Grip It Rip It, 8:15 p.m.. Moonlight Lacrosse vs. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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What was your first craft beer? | Community | BeerAdvocate
I thought the bottle design/gargoyle looked really cool so I asked my buddy if he wanted to split it. ~9 bucks for a sixer was a bit pricey for beer ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Jul 15»
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Flags are offensive only for their complexity | Peninsula Clarion
It endured from 1956 to 2001, when it was transformed into some gargoyle of cloth that no school child with a box of crayons could reproduce. «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jul 15»
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New gargoyles on the way for cathedral
“The primary use was to convey the concept of evil through the form of the gargoyle, which was especially useful in sending a stark message to ... «Ripon Today, Jul 15»
6
Bastille Day Calls for French Gin and Blood-Red Cherries
So dust off your beret, do your best gargoyle impression, and remember that your college French textbooks make great coasters. “Monsieur ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
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Sophie B. Hawkins Welcomes Daughter Esther Ballantine – Moms …
gargoyle on July 10th, 2015. I know so many people who had a second child ... @gargoyle: Thanks for that! I'm currently having to defend my ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
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The Gargoyle – Harper met with controversial Wisconsin governor …
Prime Minister Stephen Harper quietly took a meeting last month with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a likely candidate for the Republican ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
9
5 Disney movies that need their own live-action adaptation
The gargoyle pals could be played by Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling and and Chris Pine (because why not). Quasimodo could be played by ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
10
The Gargoyle: Questions about fairness of Tory nomination in Nepean
At the nomination meeting held in the Nepean Sportsplex, about 800 people (not the 400 previously reported by The Gargoyle) showed up to ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»

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