roof
Building's top cover
A roof is the top covering of a building or vehicle, the structure that shelters what's beneath from weather.
By extension, roof means any overhead covering or upper limit: the roof of the mouth, a roof of branches.
To raise the roof is to make a great commotion.
To hit the roof is to become suddenly furious.
A roof over your head means basic shelter.
Space beneath the roof
- garretSmall rooftop living space
- crawlspaceShallow accessible foundation area
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
insulation · rafters · storage · eaves · access panel
Projecting roof edges
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
gutter · downspout · valley · vent · chimney · skylight · parapet · cornice
Overlapping roof cladding
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- metalHard conductive solid
asphalt · rubber · membrane · clay · terracotta · cedar · corrugated · copper
Triangular wall portion
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- mansardDual-sloped roofing style
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- gambrelTwo-pitched roof style
saltbox · flat · pitched · A-frame · shed · butterfly · sawtooth · clerestory
Covering for top
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- topUppermost part or surface
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
upper limit · maximum · pinnacle · apex · summit · peak · capping · topping
loft
Space beneath the roof
- garretSmall rooftop living space
- crawlspaceShallow accessible foundation area
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
scuttle · insulation · rafters · storage · eaves · access panel
eaves
Projecting roof edges
flashing · gutter · downspout · valley · vent · chimney · skylight · parapet · cornice · drip edge
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
metal · asphalt · rubber · membrane · clay · terracotta · cedar · corrugated · copper · zinc
gable
Triangular wall portion
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- mansardDual-sloped roofing style
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
gambrel · saltbox · flat · pitched · A-frame · shed · butterfly · sawtooth · clerestory · bonnet
cap
Covering for top
ceiling · upper limit · maximum · pinnacle · apex · summit · peak · capping · topping
overhead
Located directly above
protection · shade · ceiling · enclosure · housing · covering · tent · pavilion · pergola · gazebo
rafter
Sloped roof support
purlin · sheathing · decking · framing · pitch · slope · underlayment · plywood · battens · strut
- through the roofAt extreme levels
- rooftop barsOutdoor venues atop buildings
- hit the roofBecome extremely angry suddenly
- retractable roofMovable overhead covering
- roof pitchSteepness of rooftop slope
- roof of the mouthUpper oral cavity surface
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