Roof Definition–noun | 1. | the external upper covering of a house or other building. |
| 2. | a frame for supporting this: an open-timbered roof. |
| 3. | the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. |
| 4. | something that in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc. |
| 6. | Mining. the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit. |
–verb (used with object) | 7. | to provide or cover with a roof. |
—Idioms| 8. | go through the roof, | a. | to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year. |
| b. | Also, hit the roof, Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry. |
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| 9. | raise the roof, Informal. | a. | to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof. |
| b. | to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill. |
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Deck Definition–noun | 1. | Nautical. | a. | a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. |
| b. | the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck. |
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| 2. | any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship. |
| 3. | an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. |
| 4. | any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. |
| 6. | a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof. |
| 7. | a floor or roof surface composed of decking units. |
| 9. | Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, esp. heroin. |
| 10. | a pack of playing cards. |
| 11. | Printing. bank3 (def. 8). |
| 12. | Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself. |
| 13. | Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers. |
| 15. | a cassette deck or tape deck. |
–adjective | 16. | Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through (def. 22). |
–verb (used with object) | 17. | to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often fol. by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season. |
| 18. | to furnish with a deck. |
| 19. | Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the chall
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—Idioms| 20. | clear the decks, | a. | to prepare for combat, as by removing all unnecessary gear. |
| b. | to prepare for some activity or work, as by getting rid of hindrances. |
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| 21. | hit the deck, Slang. | a. | Nautical. to rise from bed. |
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| b. | to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor. |
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| 22. | on deck, | a. | Baseball. next at bat; waiting one's turn to bat. |
| b. | Informal. next in line; coming up; scheduled. |
| c. | Informal. prepared to act or work; ready. |
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| 23. | play with or have a full deck, Slang. to be sane, rational, or reasonably intelligent: Whoever dreamed up this scheme wasn't playing with a full deck. |
| 24. | stack the deck. stack (def. 24). |
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