garage
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A building used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɡəˈrɑːʒ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
A repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
chiefly commonwealth
A petrol filling station.
attributivemusic
A type of guitar rock music, personified by amateur bands playing in the basement or garage; garage rock.
A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.
verb
Keep or store in a garage
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
Used this way, garage is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use garage
- “We keep our car in the garage overnight to protect it.”
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