Collocations for "roofing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "roofing" in context.
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roof
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [straw, thatched, concrete, brick, timbered] roof
- a [thick, solid, resistant] roof
- the [building, block, house, shed] roof
- the roof of the [building]
- [build, lay, tile, fix] the roof
- need to [repair, replace] the roof
- the roof needs [repairing]
- the roof started [crumbling, collapsing, caving in]
- the roof [collapsed] during the [storm, hurricane]
- fell [through, off] the roof
- is on the roof (fixing)
- [is, climbed] up on the roof
- [fix, install] a [satellite dish, TV antenna] on the roof
- adjust the [satellite dish] on the roof
- the [couple, family] lived under the same roof for [years, generations]
- (snow) on the tops of the roofs
- the [costs, expenses] went through the roof
- she hit the roof when she [found out, heard the news]
- the [fans, spectators, applause] raised the roof (when)
- [Tibet is, the Himalayas are] the roof of the world
- the [adventurers, mountaineers, climbers] reached the roof of the world
- the roof of the mouth in [humans, animals, mammals]
- the palate is the roof of the mouth
- is stuck [on, to] the roof of my mouth
- have an [ulcer, ache] in the roof of my mouth
- [burned, scratched] the roof of my mouth
- the roof of my mouth is [sensitive, dry, flaky]
- roof [tiles, timber]
- roofed with [thatch, corrugated steel, glass, stone, tile]
- the house [is, was] roofed with [thatch]
- roofed in [thatch]
- roofed to [protect, prevent, provide]
- [walled, enclosed, built, paved] and roofed
- roof a [house, property, barn, stable]
- roofed it [partially, with thatch]
'roofing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):