ROOF

roof

(noun) a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

roof

(noun) protective covering on top of a motor vehicle

ceiling, roof, cap

(noun) an upper limit on what is allowed; “he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him”; “there was a roof on salaries”; “they established a cap for prices”

roof

(noun) the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; “the roof of the cave was very high”; “I could see the roof of the bear’s mouth”

roof

(verb) provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

roof (plural roofs or rooves)

The external covering at the top of a building.

The top external level of a building.

The upper part of a cavity.

(mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

(rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall

Usage notes

• Both roofs and rooves are listed as plurals in the Oxford Dictionary of English, 2005 edition.

Synonyms

• (cover at top of building): rooftop, tect (obsolete, rare), thatch

• (in a cavity): ceiling

Etymology 2

Verb

roof (third-person singular simple present roofs, present participle roofing, simple past and past participle roofed)

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.

To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.

(transitive, slang) To put into prison, to bird.

(transitive) To shelter as if under a roof.

Anagrams

• Foor, O for

Etymology

Proper noun

Roof

(astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

Synonyms

• Rooftop

Anagrams

• Foor, O for

Source: Wiktionary

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Roof, n. Etym: [OE. rof, AS. hr top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr roof, Goth. hr. Cf. Roost.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.

2. That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth. The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton.

3. (Mining.)

Definition: The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. Bell roof, French roof, etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc.

– Flat roof. (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination.

– Roof plate. (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10.

Roof, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.]

1. To cover with a roof. I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison.

2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. Here had we now our country's honor roofed. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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