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penthouse
1. n. (dated or historical) 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.
2. n. 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 mech
3. n. (tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
4. v. To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.

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I'm going back to my penthouse.  Bed, which has a ceiling projector secreted into its back shelf so, at the flick of a switch, images of your choice can dance across your penthouse ceiling.

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