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roof
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + roof
a flat roof
• She used to sunbathe on the flat roof.
a sloping roof
• The path led to a log cabin with a chalet-style sloping roof.
a pitched roof
(= with parts that slope down )
• a row of garages with tiled pitched roofs.
a tiled roof
(= covered with pieces of baked clay )
a slate roof
(= covered with thin pieces of a grey rock )
a thatched roof
(= made of dried straw )
• She lived in a pretty country cottage with a thatched roof.
a leaky/leaking roof
(= one that lets rain in )
• We needed to fix the leaky roof.
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noun ADJ. conical, flat, gabled, mansard, pitched, pointed, sloping, steep | corrugated iron, glass, slate, thatched, tiled, tin | car, church, etc. VERB + ROOF support The roof is supported by stone columns. ROOF + VERB slope The roof slopes down to the top of the windows. | cave in, fall in, collapse Five people were killed when the roof fell in. | leak ROOF + NOUN space The burglars removed tiles to climb into the roof space. | covering, slate, tile | beams, rafters, structure, timbers | insulation | garden, terrace The hotel has a charming roof garden. PREP. in a/the ~ There are small windows in the roof. | on a/the ~ There's a cat on the roof. | under your ~ (= in your house) I won't have that man under my roof again! PHRASES under one/the same roof (= in the same building) We're good friends but we could never live under the same roof.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary