penthouse vs residence

penthouse

noun
  • An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Sometimes these are located just under "penthouse mechanical" floors. 

  • Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. 

  • An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. 

verb
  • To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar. 

residence

noun
  • A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein. 

  • The place where anything rests permanently. 

  • The place where a corporation is established. 

  • That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. 

  • subsidence, as of a sediment 

  • Synonym of rezidentura 

  • Accommodation for students at a university or college. 

  • The place where one lives (resides); one's home. 

  • The state of living in a particular place or environment. 

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