- gable⇄adj. gablelike.
- gable⇄gable, noun, verb, -bled,-bling.
- gable⇄noun 1. the end of a ridged roof, with the three-cornered piece of wall that it covers.
Ex. Thatched were the roofs, with dormer windows; and gables projecting Over the basement below protected and shaded the doorway (Longfellow).
2. an end - gable⇄v.i. to form gables.
- gable⇄v.t. to make (a roof) end with a gable or gables.