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noun \ˈrüf, ˈru̇f\

: the cover or top of a building, vehicle, etc.

: the top of the inside of a tunnel, cave, etc.

: the top of the inside of your mouth

plural roofs \ˈrüfs, ˈru̇fs also ˈrüvz, ˈru̇vz\

Full Definition of ROOF

1

a (1) :  the cover of a building (2) :  material used for a roof :  roofing

b :  the roof of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself <didn't have a roof over my head> <they share the same roof>

2

a :  the highest point :  summit

b :  an upper limit :  ceiling

3

a :  the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth

b :  a covering structure of any of various parts of the body <roof of the skull>

4

:  something suggesting a roof: as

a :  a canopy of leaves and branches

b :  the top over the passenger section of a vehicle

— roofed \ˈrüft, ˈru̇ft\ adjective

— roof·less \ˈrü-fləs, ˈru̇-\ adjective

— roof·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— through the roof

:  to an extremely or excessively high level <prices went through the roof>

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Examples of ROOF

1. the roof of a car
2. The roof of the old barn collapsed.
3. He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.

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Origin of ROOF

Middle English, from Old English hrōf; akin to Old Norse hrōf roof of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavic stropŭ roof

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ROOF

Synonyms

awning, ceiling, cover, canopy, tent

Related Words

dome, marquee, pavilion; arbor, bower, pergola; screen, shade, shelter, shield, sunshade, umbrella; canvas (also canvass), fly

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with ROOF

goof, hoof, kloof, poof, pouf, proof, spoof, woof

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verb

: to cover (something, such as a building) with a roof

Full Definition of ROOF

transitive verb

1

a :  to cover with or as if with a roof

b :  to provide with a particular kind of roof or roofing —often used in combination <slate-roofed houses>

2

:  to constitute a roof over

— roof·er noun

Examples of ROOF

1. <fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week>

First Known Use of ROOF

15th century

Related to ROOF

Synonyms

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, house, room, shelter, take in

Related Words

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms

eject, evict

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

roof

noun \ˈrüf, ˈru̇f\   (Medical Dictionary)

plural roofs \ˈrüfs, ˈru̇fs also ˈrüvz, ˈru̇vz\

Medical Definition of ROOF

1

:  the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth supported largely by the palatine bones and limited anteriorly by the dental lamina and posteriorly by the uvula and upper part of the fauces

2

:  a covering structure of any of various parts of the body other than the mouth <roof of the skull> <roof of the dental pulp chamber>