unroofing
Stripping the top
Unroofing is the act of removing or tearing off a roof.
Storms do it violently; demolition crews do it deliberately.
In medicine, unroofing is a surgical technique that removes the top of a cyst or lesion rather than excising it entirely: The surgeon recommended unroofing the cyst rather than complete removal.
Deliberate structure removal
- razingComplete structural demolition
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
excavator · jackhammer · sledgehammer · debris · rubble · crane · topple · collapse
Removal by cutting, melting
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- excisionCutting out of tissue
Visible overhead expanse
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
open-air · uncovered · bare · stripped · unsheltered · unprotected · ventilation · breeze
Returning something to condition
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- repairRestore to working order
reroofing · rehabilitation · conversion · overhaul · modernization · rebuilding · rafters · joists
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
teardown
Deliberate structure removal
- razingComplete structural demolition
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
bulldozer · excavator · jackhammer · sledgehammer · debris · rubble · crane · topple · collapse · stripping
ablation
Removal by cutting, melting
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- excisionCutting out of tissue
sky
Visible overhead expanse
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
weathering · open-air · uncovered · bare · stripped · unsheltered · unprotected · ventilation · breeze · air
restoration
Returning something to condition
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
repair · reroofing · rehabilitation · conversion · overhaul · modernization · rebuilding · rafters · joists · trusses
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
precariousness · endangerment · fragility · insecurity · compromised