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roof (ro̵̅o̅f, ro̵of)

noun pl. roofs

  1. the outside top covering of a building
  2. figuratively, a house or home
  3. the top or peak of anything the roof of the world
  4. anything like a roof in position or use the roof of the mouth

Etymology: ME rof < OE hrof, akin to ON, roof, shed < IE base *rapo- > OSlav stropŭ, roof

transitive verb

to provide or cover with or as with a roof

roof Related Forms

roof·less adjective

roof Idioms

raise the roof

Slang
  1. to be very noisy, as in applause, anger, celebration, etc.
  2. to complain loudly

roof Synonyms

roof

n.

rooftop, housetop, cover, shelter, tent, awning, house, habitation, home. see also roofing.

Styles of roofs include: gable, gambrel, jerkinhead, hip, break, dome, flat, spire, cupola, mansard, French, pyramidal, dormer-windowed, penthouse;

roof Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • thatch: The prices for the thatched roofs do not include the picnic tables.
  • corrugate: Some breeders prefer to have the entire flight covered with a plastic corrugated roof.
  • tile: Eight oak pillars support a roof tiled with stone slates.
  • vault: It retains a vaulted stone roof on transverse ribs that spring out of the side walls, part of the original 17thC structure.

Adjective modifier

  • pitched: Basil Champneys originally designed a pitched roof for the Library.
  • hipped: However in parts of southern Ulster there remain both hipped and half-hipped roofs, although hipped roofs are in the minority.
  • sloping: Many homes have a sloping roof which could be paneled - less environmentally intrusive than wind turbines.
  • flat: A dome roof light can be inserted in the flat roof to give extra light to the stair well.
  • pyramidal: Constructed in brick with stone floors, it consisted of a wide nave and square west tower with a pyramidal roof.
  • leaky: Damp gets in through a leaky roof, destroying decorations and weakening the structure.

Modifies a noun

  • terrace: Running over The Empress ' back is a roof terrace which looks out toward the Mediterranean.
  • tile: A small piece of clay roof tile was also found.
  • truss: The side roof trusses are supported at the bottom of the post member by joist hangers in the compartment wall.
  • rack: In the end we totally broke the roof rack with the weight of the tree.

Noun used with modifier

  • slate: It has only just been repaired with a new slate roof.
  • nave: East wall: apex of nave roof up to middle of second stage, with slit window just above.
  • pantile: Ample parking and turning on the lengthy tarmac drive, which leads to a large detached brick garage with pantile roof.
  • thatch: The airport, comprised of open-air pavilions with thatch roofs, is very charming.
  • clay: A small piece of clay roof tile was also found.
  • chancel: Chancel roof consists of sheets of lead on concrete.

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