Search results for 'roof':

roof noun (roofs or common in spoken English, but non-standard in writing rooves) 1 a the top outside covering of a building; b the structure at the top of a building that supports this. 2 a similar top or covering for a vehicle, etc. 3 the interior overhead surface of a room, vault, cave, etc. 4 a dwelling or home • two families under the same roof. 5 the top inner surface of an oven, refrigerator, etc. 6 (usually roof of the mouth) the upper inside surface of the mouth; the palate. 7 a high, or the highest, level; an upper limit • the roof of the world. verb (roofed, roofing) 1 to cover or provide something with a roof. 2 to serve as a roof or shelter for something. roofed adj with a roof. roofer noun someone who makes or repairs roofs. roofing noun 1 materials for building a roof. 2 the roof itself. roofless adj. rooflike adj. have a roof over one's head to have somewhere to live. go through or hit the roof colloq to become very angry. raise the roof colloq 1 to make a great deal of noise or fuss. 2 to become very angry.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hrof.