roof

[ roof, roo f ]
/ ruf, rʊf /
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noun, plural roofs.

verb (used with object)

to provide or cover with a roof.

Idioms for roof

    go through the roof,
    1. to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year.
    2. Also hit the roof,Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry.
    raise the roof, Informal.
    1. to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof.
    2. to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill.

Origin of roof

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English hrōf; cognate with Dutch roef cover, cabin, Old Norse hrōf

OTHER WORDS FROM roof

Words nearby roof

rood loft, rood screen, rood spire, roodepoort, roodepoort-maraisburg, roof, roof garden, roof iris, roof of fourth ventricle, roof of the world, roof of tympanum

Words related to hit the roof

erupt, rage, rave

British Dictionary definitions for hit the roof

roof
/ (ruːf) /

noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

verb

(tr) to provide or cover with a roof or rooflike part

Derived forms of roof

roofer, noun roofless, adjective rooflike, adjective

Word Origin for roof

Old English hrōf; related to Middle Dutch, Old Norse hrōf

Medical definitions for hit the roof

roof
[ rōōf, ruf ]

n.

The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure.

Idioms and Phrases with hit the roof (1 of 2)

hit the roof

see hit the ceiling.

Idioms and Phrases with hit the roof (2 of 2)

roof