noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ conical , flat , gabled , mansard , pitched , pointed , sloped ( esp. AmE ), sloping , steep
▪ corrugated-iron ( esp. BrE ), corrugated-metal ( AmE ), glass , metal , slate , steel , thatched , tiled , tin
▪ leaky
▪ retractable , sun
▪ car , church , etc.
VERB + ROOF
▪ support
▪
The ~ is supported by stone columns.
▪ cover
▪
The ~ was covered with red clay tiles.
ROOF + VERB
▪ slope
▪
The ~ slopes down to the top of the windows.
▪ cave in , collapse , fall in
▪
Five people were killed when the ~ fell in.
▪ leak
ROOF + NOUN
▪ space ( esp. BrE )
▪
The burglars removed tiles to climb into the ~ space.
▪ covering , slate ( esp. BrE ), tile
▪ beams , rafters , structure , timbers ( esp. BrE )
▪ top (usually rooftop )
▪
A figure appeared on a nearby rooftop.
▪ insulation
▪ deck ( esp. AmE ), garden , terrace
▪
The hotel has a charming ~ garden.
▪ rack
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There are small windows in the ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
There's a cat on the ~.
▪ under your ~ (= in your house)
▪
I won't have that man under my ~ again!
PHRASES
▪ under one ~ , under the same ~ (= in the same building)
▪
We're good friends but we could never live under the same ~.