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Roof

The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.

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Broader term 4

Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Curb roof 76% connected

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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Dome 76% connected

A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.

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Hood 76% connected

State; condition.

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Saddleback 76% connected

Same as Saddle-backed.

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Thatch 76% connected

Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

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Vault 76% connected

An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.

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Manner of action 3

Shingle 76% connected

Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere.

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Slate 76% connected

An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

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Thatch 76% connected

Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

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Derivationally related 4

Roofer 74% connected

One who puts on roofs.

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Roofer 74% connected

One who puts on roofs.

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Containing whole 11

Auto 70% connected

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Building 70% connected

of Build

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Bus 70% connected

An omnibus.

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Car 70% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Cave 70% connected

A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.

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Coach 70% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

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Double-decker 70% connected

A man-of-war having two gun decks.

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Edifice 70% connected

A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehou…

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Machine 70% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Omnibus 70% connected

A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distanc…

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Truck 70% connected

A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

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Component part 1

Eaves 70% connected

The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.

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Cap 92% connected

A covering for the head

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Ceiling 92% connected

of Ceil

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