| Bellows (n. sing. & pl.) An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind. |
| Bellows fish () A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Water bellows () Same as Tromp. |
| snipefish / bellows fish small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth |
| black rat / roof rat / Rattus rattus common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
| bellows a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air, used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument |
| 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 |
| luggage rack / roof rack carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |