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roof

(ruːf)
Word forms: plural roofspronunciation note: The plural can be pronounced (ruːfs) or (ruːvz).
1. countable noun
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather.
...a small stone cottage with a red slate roof.
A pail stood in one corner of the room to catch the drips where the roof leaked.
2. countable noun
The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather.
The car rolled onto its roof, trapping him.
3. countable noun
The roof of your mouth is the highest part of the inside of your mouth.
She clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. [+ of]
4. countable noun
The roof of an underground space such as a cave or mine is the highest part of it.
The cave roof collapsed.
5. 
See go through the roof
6. 
See to hit the roof
7. 
See roof over one's head
8. 
See to raise the roof
9. 
See under one roof/under the same roof
10. 
See under sb's roof

roof in British English

(ruːf)
nounWord forms: plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)
1. 
a. 
a structure that covers or forms the top of a building
b. 
(in combination)
the rooftop
c. 
(as modifier)
a roof garden
2. 
the top covering of a vehicle, oven, or other structure
the roof of a car
3.  anatomy
any structure that covers an organ or part
the roof of the mouth
4. 
a highest or topmost point or part
Mount Everest is the roof of the world
5. 
a house or other shelter
a poor man's roof
6.  mountaineering
the underside of a projecting overhang
7.  hit the roof
8.  raise the roof
verb
9. (transitive)
to provide or cover with a roof or rooflike part
Derived forms
roofer (ˈroofer)
noun
roofless (ˈroofless)
adjective
rooflike (ˈroofˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hrōf; related to Middle Dutch, Old Norse hrōf

roof in American English

(ruf; rʊf)
nounWord forms: plural roofs
1. 
the outside top covering of a building
2. 
figuratively, a house or home
3. 
the top or peak of anything
the roof of the world
4. 
anything like a roof in position or use
the roof of the mouth
verb transitive
5. 
to provide or cover with or as with a roof
Idioms:
raise the roof
Derived forms
roofless (ˈroofless)
adjective
Word origin
ME rof < OE hrof, akin to ON, roof, shed < IE base *rapo- > OSlav stropŭ, roof

More idioms containing
roof

go through the roof
raise the roof

COBUILD Collocations
roof

blow the roof off
canvas roof
folding roof
garage roof
leaky roof
metal roof
repair the roof
rip the roof off
tiled roof
vaulted roof

Examples of 'roof' in a sentence
roof

He was expelled after selling lead stolen from the roofs of school buildings.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Video shot from a helicopter showed rescue workers digging holes in the roof of the collapsed building.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The next door terrace suffered damage to the roof and one wall.
The Sun (2017)
Surely thatched roofs made a difference too?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has two bathrooms and a roof terrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The programme follows a number of residents as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It won't put a roof over your head.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But now she's pregnant by me and my boyfriend hit the roof when I told him.
The Sun (2017)
We climbed on to the roof of a building the other day.
The Sun (2012)
You have a roof over your head.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My boyfriend hit the roof once we got home.
The Sun (2014)
Rescuers had to cut the roof off the car.
The Sun (2016)
We would be exposed on top of the roof because we were in a static position.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This roof covers some eight acres of floor space and has no supporting columns.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
There was an armed guard on the roof and one at the end of the corridor.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The only recent changes have been trees blowing down and the repair of thatched roofs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You must not let him touch your teeth or the roof of your mouth.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
From the church gardens there are views over the terraced roofs and chimneys of the city.
Brines, Callum Collins Traveller - The Algarve (1993)
Obviously keeping a roof over your head is your first priority.
Tondeur, Keith Say Goodbye to Debt (1994)
The cable roof structure will be lifted into place by the end of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They mention family members being on the roofs of different buildings and waving at each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We were happy to have a roof over our heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It hit the roof of the oven and just stuck.
The Sun (2015)
Mercy suffered minor injuries after clinging to the roof of the car.
The Sun (2014)
So here these two spies had been hidden on top of the roof.
Christianity Today (2000)
The laughing thug then torched the thatched roof with a cigarette lighter.
The Sun (2010)
The lightweight roof will provide extra insulation and reduce condensation, organisers said.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many of the houses are burnt, the tin roofs caved in over charred beams.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hanging upside down, I found the doors had been jammed by the partly collapsed roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
roof

British English: roof /ruːf/ NOUN
The roof of a building or car is the covering on top of it.
...a white cottage with a red slate roof.
  • American English: roof
  • Arabic: سَطْحُ الـمَبْنى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: telhado
  • Chinese: 屋顶
  • Croatian: krov
  • Czech: střecha
  • Danish: tag
  • Dutch: dak
  • European Spanish: tejado
  • Finnish: katto ulkokatto
  • French: toit
  • German: Dach
  • Greek: στέγη
  • Italian: tetto
  • Japanese: 屋根
  • Korean: 지붕
  • Norwegian: tak
  • Polish: dach
  • European Portuguese: telhado
  • Romanian: acoperiș
  • Russian: крыша
  • Latin American Spanish: tejado
  • Swedish: tak
  • Thai: หลังคา
  • Turkish: çatı
  • Ukrainian: дах
  • Vietnamese: mái nhà

All related terms of 'roof'

cone roof
A cone roof is a cone-shaped roof for a fuel storage tank .
curb roof
a roof having two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
hip roof
a roof having sloping ends and sides
roof rack
A roof rack is a metal frame that is fixed on top of a car and used for carrying large objects .
span roof
a roof consisting of two equal sloping sides
barrel roof
a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form
canvas roof
The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather .
gable roof
a sloping roof with gables at each end
garage roof
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
green roof
a roof covered with vegetation , designed for its aesthetic value and to optimize energy conservation
hipped roof
a roof having sloping ends and sides
leaky roof
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
metal roof
The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather .
roof garden
A roof garden is a garden on the flat roof of a building.
roof light
a window built into a roof to admit light and ventilation
roof panel
The roof panel is the section of material, usually sheet metal, that forms the roof of a vehicle .
roof space
the attic space inside a roof
saddle roof
a roof that has a ridge and two gables
tiled roof
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
floating roof
A floating roof is an internal roof of a fuel storage tank .
folding roof
The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather .
gambrel roof
a hipped roof having a small gable at both ends
mansard roof
a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper
roof terrace
a garden on the roof of a building
shingle roof
a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles , esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
vaulted roof
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
butterfly roof
a roof having more than one slope , each descending inward from the eaves
hit the roof
to get extremely angry ; become furious
mansard (roof)
a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper
raise the roof
to make a very loud noise, for example by cheering , singing, or shouting
rooftop
A rooftop is the outside part of the roof of a building.
sunroof
A sunroof is a panel in the roof of a car that opens to let sunshine and air enter the car.
repair the roof
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
rip the roof off
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
under sb's roof
If something happens under your roof , it happens in your home .
barrel vault
a vault in the form of a half cylinder
blow the roof off
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather .
go through the roof
If the level of something such as the price of a product or the rate of inflation goes through the roof , it suddenly increases very rapidly indeed.
roof over one's head
If you have a roof over your head , you have somewhere to live .
to raise the roof lift the roof
If a group of people inside a building raise the roof , they make a very loud noise , for example by singing or shouting .
to hit the roof go through the roof
If you hit the roof or go through the roof , you become very angry indeed, and usually show your anger by shouting at someone.
under one roof/under the same roof
If a number of things or people are under one roof or under the same roof , they are in the same building .
like a cat on a hot tin roof
in an uneasy or agitated state

Chinese translation of 'roof'

roof

(ruːf)

n (c)

  1. [of building] 屋顶(頂) (wūdǐng) (个(個), gè)
  2. [of cave, mine, vehicle] 顶(頂) (dǐng) (个(個), gè)
    to go through the roof (inf) [level, price] 突飞(飛)猛涨(漲) (tū fēi měng zhǎng)
    to hit the roof or to go through the roof (inf, = lose one's temper) 怒气(氣)冲(沖)天 (nùqì chōngtiān)

All related terms of 'roof'

sun roof
( on car ) 遮阳(陽)篷顶(頂) zhēyáng péngdǐng [ 个(個) gè ]
roof rack
车(車)顶(頂)架 chēdǐngjià [ 个(個) gè ] [ 美 = luggage rack ]
to go through the roof
( inf : level, price ) 突飞(飛)猛涨(漲) tū fēi měng zhǎng
to hit the roof or to go through the roof
( inf : lose one's temper ) 怒气(氣)冲(沖)天 nùqì chōngtiān
the roof/floor gave as I stepped on it
我刚(剛)一踩上去屋顶(頂)/地板就塌了 wǒ gāng yī cǎi shàngqù wūdǐng/dìbǎn jiù tā le

idiom

See hit or go through the roof

Synonyms of 'roof'

roof

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