attic
Room above ceiling
An attic is the space directly under a roof, typically used for storage.
Unlike a finished upper floor, an attic is usually unheated and accessed by a ladder or narrow stairs.
Attics accumulate forgotten belongings: We found old photographs in the attic.
The word also describes anything relating to this space: attic insulation, attic fan. (Capitalized Attic relates to ancient Athens.)
Triangular wall portion
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- raftersSloped roof beams
- crawl spaceShallow area under a house
loft · garret · roofline · trapdoor · skylight · pitched roof · beams · insulation
Six-sided containers
- trunksStorage chests or swimwear
- clutterUntidy collection of items
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- belongingsThings you possess
junk · seasonal · suitcases · forgotten · cobwebs · mothballs · cardboard · stacked
Longing for the past
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- photographsLight-captured images
- keepsakesItems preserved for sentiment
reminiscence · letters · diaries · heritage · ancestry · mementos · souvenirs · family history
Concealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- discoveryAct of finding something
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
tucked away · explore · find · uncover · treasure hunt · locked · undiscovered · lost
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- furnitureMovable room objects
- curioOdd collectible item
relic · trunk · gramophone · hope chest · trousseau · restoration · patina · period piece
gable
Triangular wall portion
crawl space · loft · garret · roofline · trapdoor · skylight · pitched roof · beams · insulation · ventilation
boxes
Six-sided containers
belongings · junk · seasonal · suitcases · forgotten · cobwebs · mothballs · cardboard · stacked · cramped
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- photographsLight-captured images
keepsakes · reminiscence · letters · diaries · heritage · ancestry · mementos · souvenirs · family history · scrapbooks
secret
Concealed information
mystery · tucked away · explore · find · uncover · treasure hunt · locked · undiscovered · lost · stashed
vintage
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- furnitureMovable room objects
curio · relic · trunk · gramophone · hope chest · trousseau · restoration · patina · period piece · antique
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- housekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- householdhome, house, kitchen, apartment, bathroom
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- British homesfront door, back door, front garden, back garden, hallway
atticbasement
Subterranean building level
cellar · subbasement · wine cellar · root cellar · storm cellar
atticunderground
Below ground or countercultural
subterranean · depths · underfoot · netherworld · below
- dusty attic
- attic insulationMaterial preventing heat escape overhead
- attic fanUpper-story ventilation device
- attic spaceArea under the roof
- attic ladderRetractable upper-floor access
- toys in the atticEccentric or insane