roof

[ roof, roo f ]

/ ruf, rʊf /

noun, plural roofs.

the external upper covering of a house or other building.

a frame for supporting this: an open-timbered roof.

the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world.

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.

a house.

Mining. the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit.

verb (used with object)

to provide or cover with a roof.

Idioms for roof

go through the roof,

to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year.
Also hit the roof,Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry.

raise the roof, Informal.

to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof.
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

roof·like, adjective re·roof, verb (used with object) self-roofed, adjective un·der·roof, noun

un·roofed, adjective

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

Example sentences from the Web for roof

Which is why you should: “Clap along, if you feel like a room without a roof.”

Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations |Kevin Bleyer |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
We were on her roof talking and trying to come up with ideas, to think of alternatives to renting a studio.

#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project |James Joiner |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some wielding signs hit the roof, windshield, and body of the car I was traveling in.

It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable |Ron Christie |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yeah, I mean, as far as Maggie goes, her reducing a church to just “four walls and a roof” says a lot about the character.

‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead |Melissa Leon |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

From the roof of the barn is a long loop of rope, through this the turkey is suspended by its legs.

Confessions of a Turkey Killer |Tom Sykes |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A gentleman seated on the roof appeared to recognise her—at least, he took his hat off as he passed.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846 |Various
A bright lamp hanging from the roof lighted up the little room, and gave it much of the appearance of a cabin.

The Log House by the Lake |William H. G. Kingston
The dog on the roof barked viciously, then all the dogs in the village barked.

The Red Cross in Peace and War |Clara Barton
Then the roof of the ward lifted about an inch, and more wind beat down, and as it beat down, so the roof lifted.

The Backwash of War |Ellen N. La Motte
The patter of the rain was heard no more upon the roof, and the wind blew just as it sometimes does late in the fall.

New National Fourth Reader |Charles J. Barnes and J. Marshall Hawkes

British Dictionary definitions for roof

roof

/ (ruːf) /

noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

a structure that covers or forms the top of a building
(in combination)the rooftop
(as modifier)a roof garden

the top covering of a vehicle, oven, or other structure the roof of a car

anatomy any structure that covers an organ or part the roof of the mouth

a highest or topmost point or part Mount Everest is the roof of the world

a house or other shelter a poor man's roof

mountaineering the underside of a projecting overhang

hit the roof or go through the roof informal

to get extremely angry; become furious
to rise or increase steeply

raise the roof

to create a boisterous disturbance
to react or protest heatedly

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 roof

roof

[ rōōf, ruf ]

n.

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

Idioms and Phrases with roof

roof

In addition to the idiom beginning with roof

roof over one's head, a

also see:

go through the roof
hit the ceiling (roof)
like a cat on hot bricks (a hot tin roof)
raise the roof

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noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

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