nnoun.artifacta protective covering that covers or forms the top of a buildingDerivationally Related Form:roof
Part Holonyms:building edifice
Hypernyms:protection protective cover protective covering
Inherited Hypernyms:roofprotective coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:curb roofdomegable roofhip roofhipped roofhousetopsaddle roofsaddlebacksaddleback roofslate roofsunroofsunshine-roofthatchthatched rooftile roofvault
Part Meronyms:eaves roof peak
Full Hyponyms:astrodomebarrel vaultcupolacurb roofdomefrench roofgable roofgambrelgeodesic domegroined vaulthip roofhousetopmansardonion domepressure domeribbed vaultslate roofsunroofthatchtile roofvaultwhispering gallery
nnoun.artifactprotective covering on top of a motor vehiclePart Holonyms:autobus bus charabanc coach double-decker jitney motorbus motorcoach omnibus passenger vehicle auto automobile car machine motorcar motortruck truck
Hypernyms:protection protective cover protective covering
Inherited Hypernyms:roofprotective coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hood
nnoun.objectthe inner top surface of a covered area or hollow spaceExamples:- the roof of the cave was very high
- I could see the roof of the bear's mouth
Part Holonyms:cave
Hypernyms:cover covering natural covering
Inherited Hypernyms:roofcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationan upper limit on what is allowedSynset:cap ceiling
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:cap
Hypernyms:control
Inherited Hypernyms:ceilingcontroleconomic policypolicyargumentationreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:glass ceiling
Full Hyponyms:glass ceiling
vverb.contactprovide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roofDerivationally Related Form:rooferroofroofing
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:roofcover
Direct Hyponyms:shingleslatethatch
Full Troponyms:shingleslatethatch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something