roof : Idioms & Phrases

• (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general lines of a bell.

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• etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc.

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• noun a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
  

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Curb" roof`

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1. A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.

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• (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls.

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• (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and the roof. Oxford Gloss.

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• . (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings . (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination.

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• noun a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
  

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• (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.

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• noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  saddleback; saddle roof; gable roof.
  

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• a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end.

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• noun a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
  gambrel.
  

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• (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form.

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• noun a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
  hip roof.
  

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• (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See Hip, n., 2., and Hip, v. t., 3.

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Hip"-roofed` adjective

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1. Having a hip roof.

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• noun a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
  hip roof.
  

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• . See Hip roof, under Hip.

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• verb get very angry and fly into a rage
  flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; throw a fit; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
  
  • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
  • Spam makes me go ballistic

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• noun a deck at the top of a passenger ship
  promenade deck; hurricane deck; awning deck.
  

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• noun a hip roof having two slopes on each side
  mansard.
  

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Man"sard roof"

Etymology

So called from its inventor, Fran&cced;ois Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.

Definitions

1. (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.

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• (Arch.), a roof of which the constructional parts, together with the under side of the covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a church, a public hall, and the like.

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• (Arch.), the inclination or slope of the sides expressed by the height in parts of the span; as, one half pitch; whole pitch; or by the height in parts of the half span, especially among engineers; or by degrees, as a pitch of 30°, of 45°, etc.; or by the rise and run, that is, the ratio of the height to the half span; as, a pitch of six rise to ten run. Equilateral pitch is where the two sloping sides with the span form an equilateral triangle.

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• verb get very angry
  
  • He will raise the roof when he hears this

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• noun a garden on a flat roof of a building
  

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• noun a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer
  Pluteus; genus Pluteus.
  

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• noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
  palate.
  

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• noun the highest point of a roof
  

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• . (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10.

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• noun carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car
  luggage rack.
  

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• noun common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
  Rattus rattus; black rat.
  

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• noun building material used in constructing roofs
  

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• noun a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing
  tar paper.
  

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• noun a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
  tile.
  

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• noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  saddleback; saddle roof; gable roof.
  

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• (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof.

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• noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  saddleback; saddle roof; gable roof.
  

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• . (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.

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• noun a roof covered with slate
  

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• a common roof, having two slopes and one ridge, with eaves on both sides. Gwilt.

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• noun an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel
  sunroof.
  
  • `sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'

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• noun a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
  thatch.
  

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• noun a roof made of fired clay tiles
  

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• (Arch.), a round-headed roof, like the canopy of a wagon.

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• (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above.

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Wag"on-roofed` adjective

Definitions

1. Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed.

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