roof
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noun (C)
1 OF A BUILDING the outside surface or structure on top of a building, vehicle, tent etc: Our roof used to leak whenever it rained. | We can probably strap the cases to the roof of her car.
2 OF A PASSAGE the top of a passage under the ground;
ceiling (1): Soon, the whole tunnel roof was collapsing on top of the miners.
3 a roof over your head somewhere to live: I may not have a job, but at least I've got a roof over my head.
4 go through the roof informal
a) also hit the roof to suddenly become very angry: Put that back before Dad sees you and hits the roof!
b) if a price, cost etc goes through the roof, it increases to a very high level.
5 OF YOUR MOUTH the hard upper part of the inside of your mouth
6 under the same roof/under one roof in the same building or home: We enjoy each other's company, but we can't live under the same roof or we argue all the time.
7 under my/her etc roof in your home: As long as you live under this roof, young man, you'll do as your mother says.
8 the roof falls in/caves in AmE informal if the roof falls in or caves in, something bad suddenly happens to you when you do not expect it
9 red-roofed/slate-roofed etc having a roof that is red, made of
slate 1 (2) etc
—see also: raise the roof raise 1 (22), sunroof
2
verb (transitive usually passive)
to put a roof on a building: be roofed with: a cottage, roofed with the local slate
roof sth in/over phrasal verb (T)
to cover an open space by putting a roof over it: We're going to roof in the yard to make a garage.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
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roof — roof … Dictionnaire des rimes
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roof — [ro͞of, roof] n. pl. roofs [ME rof < OE hrof, akin to ON, roof, shed < IE base * k̑rapo > OSlav stropŭ, roof] 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… … English World dictionary
roof — O.E. hrof roof, ceiling, top, from P.Gmc. *khrofaz (Cf. O.Fris. rhoof roof, M.Du. roof cover, roof, Du. roef deckhouse, cabin, coffin lid, M.H.G. rof penthouse, O.N. hrof boat shed ). No apparent connections outside Germanic. English alone has… … Etymology dictionary
roof — ► NOUN (pl. roofs) 1) the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle. 2) the top inner surface of a covered area or space. 3) the upper limit or level of prices or wages. ► VERB (usu. be roofed) ▪ cover with or as a roof … English terms dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roof — steht für Michael Roof (1979–2009), US Schauspieler Roof (Einheit), Garnmaß im Königreich Hannover Siehe auch: Ruf Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidun … Deutsch Wikipedia
roof — /ingl. ruːf/ accorc. di roof garden (V.) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Roof — (spr. Ruff), eine Art Hütte oben auf dem Deck mancher Kauffahrteischiffe nahe vor der Kajüte; Quartier der Matrosen auf den Schiffen, deren Raum für die Ladung allein bestimmt ist … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Roof — Roof, auf kleinen Kauffahrteischiffen eine Hütte auf Deck, meist Wohnraum der Mannschaft … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Roof — (engl., spr. ruf), Dach; Deckshaus auf dem Oberdeck von Kauffahrteischiffen, Mannschaftsraum … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
