black rat
roof rat
Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
balance beam
beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
| beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| beam | the broad side of a ship, they sighted land on the port beam |
| beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
box beam
box girder | a beam built up from boards, has a hollow rectangular cross section |
| curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
| 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 |
| I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
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 |
| 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 |
steelyard
lever scale
beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
thatch
thatched roof | a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) |
| tie tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating, he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam |
| tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
| beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
palate
roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
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 |
radio beam
beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
| beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel, on her beam-ends means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical |
| 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 |
beam
beam of light
light beam
ray
ray of light
shaft
shaft of light
irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| beam ray electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
| high beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination |
| laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
| low beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance |
| particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
ion beam
ionic beam | a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed |
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 |
| beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
air send broadcast beam
transmit
| broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television, We cannot air this X-rated song |
| beam | express with a beaming face or smile, he beamed his approval |
| roof | provide a building with a roof, cover a building with a roof |
| 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 |
glow
beam radiate
shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion, She was beaming with joy, Her face radiated with happiness |
| glow beam radiate shine | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink, Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna |
shine
beam | emit light, be bright, as of the sun or a light, The sun shone bright that day, The fire beamed on their faces |
| low-beam(a) | used of headlights, following with low-beam headlights |