'Roof' definitions:
Definition of 'roof'
From: WordNet
noun
A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
noun
Protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
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"
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" [syn: ceiling, roof, cap]
verb
Provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
Definition of 'Roof'
From: GCIDE
- Roof \Roof\, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. Roost.]
- 1. (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn repaired. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Roof'
From: GCIDE
- Roof \Roof\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.]
- 1. To cover with a roof. [1913 Webster]
- I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. [1913 Webster]
- Here had we now our country's honor roofed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'roof'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding place,
- abode,
- address,
- adobe house,
- ancestral halls,
- apex,
- barrack roof,
- bonnet,
- building,
- bulkhead,
- cantonment,
- cap,
- casa,
- ceil,
- ceiling,
- chamber,
- chimney corner,
- clerestory,
- cliff dwelling,
- coif,
- consulate,
- cork,
- country house,
- country seat,
- crash pad,
- crest,
- crib,
- crown,
- cupola,
- dacha,
- deanery,
- dome,
- domicile,
- domus,
- dwelling,
- dwelling house,
- dwelling place,
- Dymaxion house,
- eaves,
- edifice,
- embassy,
- erection,
- fabric,
- family homestead,
- farm,
- farmhouse,
- fireplace,
- fireside,
- foyer,
- French roof,
- gable roof,
- geodesic dome,
- habitation,
- hall,
- hat,
- haven,
- hearth,
- hearth and home,
- hearthstone,
- home,
- home place,
- home roof,
- home sweet home,
- homestead,
- hood,
- house,
- houseboat,
- household,
- housetop,
- ingle,
- inglenook,
- ingleside,
- lake dwelling,
- lantern,
- living machine,
- lodge,
- lodging,
- lodging place,
- lodgment,
- M roof,
- manor house,
- manse,
- menage,
- nest,
- overhead,
- pad,
- parsonage,
- paternal roof,
- peak,
- penthouse,
- place,
- place to live,
- plafond,
- prefabricated house,
- presidential palace,
- ranch house,
- rectory,
- residence,
- ridgepole,
- roof garden,
- roof in,
- roof-deck,
- roofage,
- roofing,
- roofpole,
- rooftop,
- rooftree,
- seat,
- shed roof,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shingles,
- skylight,
- skyscraper,
- slate roof,
- slates,
- sod house,
- split-level,
- stopper,
- structure,
- summit,
- surface,
- thatched roof,
- tiles,
- tip,
- toft,
- top,
- top floor,
- top side,
- topside,
- topsides,
- town house,
- upper side,
- upside,
- vertex,
- vicarage,
- White House
Words containing 'Roof'
- Roofed,
- Roofing,
- Bell roof,
- Curb roof,
- Deck roof,
- False roof,
- Fence roof,
- Flat roof,
- French roof,
- Gable roof,
- Gambrel roof,
- Hip roof,
- Hipped roof,
- M roof,
- Mansard roof,
- Pitch of a roof,
- Roof plate,
- Saddle roof,
- Saddleback roof,
- Span roof,
- Tilt roof,
- Valley roof,
- hit the roof,
- hurricane roof,
- raise the roof,
- roof garden,
- roof mushroom,
- roof of the mouth,
- roof peak,
- roof rack,
- roof rat,
- roofing material,
- roofing paper,
- roofing tile,
- slate roof,
- thatched roof,
- tile roof,
- Hip-roofed,
- Wagon-roofed,
- sunshine-roof