Feb 18, 2011 · Am only 63 but rooves was the plural of roof just like sheep is the plural of sheep etc. Am not finding the new language of the younger generation true. Where are the teachers …

Oct 7, 2014 · What do you call those roofs you usually find at the entrance of buildings? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 6 years ago

Both roofs and rooves are perfectly acceptable alternatives in British English, as are hoofs, hooves. As [often homophobic] slang, I've seen pooves as well as poofs. But I think there's …

Feb 1, 2021 · It is a cantilevered roof, and that's OK for an engineer but hardly a punter-friendly description. What are the circumstances you want to use the term?

Apr 16, 2016 · I walked over to the boundary wall of the roof, determined to see over the edge. What word can I use instead of the phrase in bold? EDIT: When roofs DO have boundary …

Jul 24, 2016 · Sometimes architects will take two tall (say 8-10 storey) buildings that happen to be near each other, and build a glass roof between them. Down on ground, the area which …

I have recently become fascinated in observing these "towers" used as a front-gate entrance for a house. Do these have any special kind of name? (For a slightly larger picture, click on this link)...

Feb 27, 2011 · The pets, cats and dogs, slept in the flat straw roofs, through which they slipped through into the room below,, when it rained long and heavily. So it was "raining cats and dogs".

Mar 24, 2011 · Typically, a canopy is used to provide shade while a roof offers more solid protection; canopies filter and roofs protect. You often hear 'canopy' used to describe the sky …

Mar 5, 2014 · I think it pretty much stands to reason any variant on for X's sake must at least allude to the "blasphemous" original (s). I sometimes exclaim "Gordon Bennett!", but until …