black rat roof rat Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
deckle edge deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fore edge foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
gable roof saddle roof saddleback saddleback roof | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
gambrel gambrel roof | a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper |
hip roof hipped roof | a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
hurricane deck hurricane roof promenade deck awning deck | a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
luggage rack roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
mansard mansard roof | a hip roof having two slopes on each side |
razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
roof peak | the highest point of a roof |
slate roof | a roof covered with slate |
thatch thatched roof | a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) |
tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
palate roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
ceiling roof cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
edge border | the boundary of a surface |
roof | the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space, the roof of the cave was very high, I could see the roof of the bear's mouth |
Pluteus genus Pluteus roof mushroom | a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae, the shape of the cap resembles a roof, often abundant early in the summer |
boundary edge bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
roof | provide a building with a roof, cover a building with a roof |
edge | provide with an edge, edge a blade |
border adjoin edge abut march butt butt against butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, Canada adjoins the U.S., England marches with Scotland |
raise the roof | get very angry, He will raise the roof when he hears this |
e flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
edge in edge up | push one's way into (a space) |
edge inch | advance slowly, as if by inches, He edged towards the car |
border edge | provide with a border or edge, edge the tablecloth with embroidery |
up-to-date cutting-edge with-it | in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style, wears only the latest style, the last thing in swimwear, cutting-edge technology, a with-it boutique |