noun
eaves
eevz
noun
1
The edge of a roof that overhangs the walls of a building.
"Icicles hung from the eaves all winter."
"A swallow built its nest under the eaves."
How to Use Eaves
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe overhanging lower edge of a roof.
Common mistake
Eaves is treated as plural in form but refers to one continuous edge of the roof, not multiple separate things.
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Etymology
From Old English efes ("edge of a roof"), ultimately traced back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "above" or "over."