leaky roof

collocation in English

meaningsofleakyandroof

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leaky
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ki/us
/ˈliː.ki/
Something that is leaky has a hole or crack in it that allows liquid or gas to ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofleakyandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The householder worries about aleakyroof, rot in his floorboards or the roots of trees threatening his foundations.
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We are told that today the cause of everyleakyroofis storm damage, but we know that that is patently untrue.
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He will not continue to live in a room with aleakyrooffor nine months, with buckets to catch the rain.
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For example, they might repair gas or water pipes or patch aleakyroof.
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In the case of other defects, such as aleakyroof, the delay may be at least three months.
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Unfortunately that does not always apply because differences in age, economic preference, social patterns and so on mean that one man's cost saving may be another man'sleakyroof.
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However, the complex had become outdated, with poor ventilation, aleakyroof, and other problems.
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When it was vacant, it had broken windows, aleakyroofthat allowed rain to pour into the facility, and pigeons living in the facility.
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By that point, trash cans holding water falling from theleakyroofabounded throughout the mall.
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The old design was put into place years ago, over time changes were nailed on to the design like loose shingles on aleakyroof.
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The interior and exterior was repainted in gray and maroon and theleakyroofwas repaired.
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The report documented aleakyroof, dripping skylights, flooded storerooms, and burst radiators that poured clouds of steam into galleries.
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Even a small amount of water from aleakyroofor pipe can do significant damage to a paper collection.
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Theleakyroofand decaying walls characterize the once palatial building, which now houses two colleges.
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Neglect allowed aleakyroofto expand and destroy one wing of the mansion.
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Poole had begun by rescuing a decaying building with aleakyroof.
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Mumbiram made his studio in that dilapidated house with aleakyroof.
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Henderson managed to have a gym constructed there, but poorly-cured wood and aleakyroofresulted in a slippery floor.
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But we have to use it and run with our leaky roofs for one more year.
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They have leaky roofs, rotten floors, glassless windows, broken doors.
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