roofnoun [ C ]
uk/ruːf/us/ruːf/A2 the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.:
The house has a sloping/flat/tiled/thatched roof.
Put the luggage on the roof of the car.
The roof (= upper surface) of the cave is 50 metres up.
This cake is so dry that it sticks to the roof of your mouth (= upper surface of the mouth).
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- The slate roof differentiates this house from others in the area.
- All I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal.
- The roof tiles will need an overlap of several centimetres.
- The garage has a pitched roof, not a flat one.
- Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
- chimney pot
- chimney stack
- cupola
- dome
- domed
- eave
- frieze
- loft
- mansard roof
- pediment
- pitch
- rafter
- ridge
- roof sth in/over
- roofer
- shingle
- slate
- thatcher
- tile
- turret
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The exterior of vehicles
Idiom(s)
go through the roof
raise the roof
a roof over your head
under sb's roof
under the same roof
roofverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ruːf/us/ruːf/to put a roof on a building
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
- chimney pot
- chimney stack
- cupola
- dome
- domed
- eave
- frieze
- loft
- mansard roof
- pediment
- pitch
- rafter
- ridge
- roof sth in/over
- roofer
- shingle
- slate
- thatcher
- tile
- turret
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Buildng: construction work & workers
-roofed
suffix uk/ -ruːft/us/ -ruːft/
a slate-roofed house
Phrasal verb(s)
roof sth in/over