By-corner (n.) A private corner. |
Corner (n.) The point where two converging lines meet |
Corner (n.) The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point |
Corner (n.) An edge or extremity |
Corner (n.) A secret or secluded place |
Corner (n.) Direction |
Corner (n.) The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price |
Corner (v. t.) To drive into a corner. |
Corner (v. t.) To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment |
Corner (v. t.) To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it |
Covering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cover |
Covering (n.) Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. |
Curb roof () A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination |
Mansard roof () A hipped curb roof |
Ridge (n.) The back, or top of the back |
Ridge (n.) A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range |
Ridge (n.) A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc. |
Ridge (n.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault. |
Ridge (n.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. |
Ridge (v. t.) To form a ridge of |
Ridge (v. t.) To form into ridges with the plow, as land. |
Ridge (v. t.) To wrinkle. |
Roof (n.) 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. |
Roof (n.) That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house |
Roof (n.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. |
Roof (v. t.) To cover with a roof. |
Roof (v. t.) To inclose in a house |
Tile (v. t.) To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated |
Tile (n.) A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works. |
Tile (n.) A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. |
Tile (n.) A plate of metal used for roofing. |
Tile (n.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. |
Tile (n.) A draintile. |
Tile (n.) A stiff hat. |
Tile (v. t.) To cover with tiles |
Tile (v. t.) Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. |
Tile-drain (v. t.) To drain by means of tiles |
short covering | the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale |
corner kick | a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line |
application coating covering | the work of applying something, the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine, a complete bleach requires several applications, the surface was ready for a coating of paint, |
covering | the act of protecting something by covering it |
cover covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations, artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal |
cover covering screening masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it, the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft |
protective covering | the tough natural covering of some organisms |
black rat roof rat Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
amen corner | area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens' |
bedspread bedcover bed cover bed covering counterpane spread | decorative cover for a bed |
blind corner | a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving |
chimney corner inglenook | a corner by a fireplace |
cloth covering | a covering made of cloth |
corner street corner turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
corner quoin | (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building, especially one formed by a cornerstone |
corner nook | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls, a piano was in one corner of the room |
corner pocket | a pocket at the corner of a billiard table |
corner post | a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building |
covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
floor cover floor covering | a covering for a floor |
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 |
head covering veil | a garment that covers the head and face |
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 |
lap lap covering | the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs, his lap was covered with food stains |
legging leging leg covering | a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) |
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 |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
ridge ridgepole rooftree | a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top, provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters |
ridge rope | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
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 | a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces |
tile | game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc. |
tile cutter | a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles |
tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
body covering | any covering for the body or a body part |
palate roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
alveolar ridge gum ridge alveolar process | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
ridge | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane |
supraorbital ridge supraorbital torus superciliary ridge superciliary arch | a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket |
covering letter cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |