roof

Meanings

Plural: roofs, rooves

Noun

• a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
• the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
  • "the roof of the cave was very high"
  • "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth"
• an upper limit on what is allowed
  • "there was a roof on salaries"
• The external covering at the top of a building.
• The top external level of a building.
• The upper part of a cavity.
• The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
• An overhanging rock wall.
• A hat.

Verb

• provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
• To cover or furnish with a roof.
• To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
• To put into prison, to bird.
• To shelter as if under a roof.

Synonyms

cap, ceiling, rooftop, tect, thatch