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Definition: Meaning of, roof in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ruːf /

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roof roofs or rooves
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  1. the structure that covers or forms the top of a building, vehicle, tent etc
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  2. the top of a passage under the ground
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  3. a roof over your head somewhere to live
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  4. go through the roof informal also hit the roof to suddenly become very angry
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  5. go through the roof informal if a price, cost etc goes through the roof, it increases to a very high level
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  6. the roof of somebody's mouth the hard upper part of the inside of your mouth
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  7. under the same roof/under one roof in the same building or home
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  8. under somebody's roof spoken in your home
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  9. the roof falls/caves in informal especially American English if the roof falls in or caves in, something bad suddenly happens to you when you do not expect it
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
roof roofed roofed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
roofing roofs
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  1. to put a roof on a building
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roof used in phrases

  • French roof (noun)
    1. a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
  • curb roof (noun)
    1. a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
  • gable roof (noun)
    1. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  • gambrel roof (noun)
    1. a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
  • hip roof (noun)
    1. a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
  • hipped roof (noun)
    1. a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
  • hit the roof (verb)
    1. get very angry and fly into a rage
  • hurricane roof (noun)
    1. a deck at the top of a passenger ship
  • like a cat on a hot tin roof
    1. informal jumpy, nervous
  • mansard roof (noun)
    1. a hip roof having two slopes on each side
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