Roof

Noun

 * 1) the cover at top of a building
 * 2) the upper part of a cavity
 * The palate is the roof of the mouth.
 * Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings.

Derived terms

 * barrel roof
 * built-up roof
 * burn the roof
 * coach roof
 * hip roof
 * hit the roof


 * mansard roof
 * raise the roof
 * rooftree
 * shed roof
 * single-ply roof


 * steep-slope roof
 * sunroof
 * through the roof

Verb

 * 1) to cover or furnish with a roof

Derived terms

 * roofer
 * unroof

Adjectives for Roof
matted; distant; pyramidal; multitudinous; (pi); consecrated; crumbling; picturesque; gabled; timbered; weather-toned; unpretentious; terraced; milky; huddling; leafy; sloping; brook-eaved; irregular; gambrel; fantastic; embowered; purple-peaked; projected; moonwashed; slanting; majestical; radiant; high-pitched; verdant; branching; fretted; permanent; blackening; wavy; crystal; graceful; arched; high-peaked; mansard; lowly; vaulted; flowery; sagging; ragged; thatched; dusky; mountainous; atrocious; long; movable; waving; collapsing; great; massive.

Verbs for Roof
examine—; ornament—; paint—; patch—; pierce—; provide—; repair—; ruin—; shatter—; test—; thatch—; vault—; —affords; —crests; —extends; —leaks; —projects; — shades; —sheds; —shelters; —slants.

Thesaurus
Dymaxion house, French roof, M roof, White House, abiding place, abode, address, adobe house, ancestral halls, apex, barrack roof, bonnet, building, bulkhead, cantonment, cap, casa, ceil, ceiling, chamber, chimney corner, clerestory, cliff dwelling, coif, consulate, cork, country house, country seat, crash pad, crest, crib, crown, cupola, dacha, deanery, dome, domicile, domus, dwelling, dwelling house, dwelling place, eaves, edifice, embassy, erection, fabric, family homestead, farm, farmhouse, fireplace, fireside, foyer, gable roof, geodesic dome, habitation, hall, hat, haven, hearth, hearth and home, hearthstone, home, home place, home roof, home sweet home, homestead, hood, house, houseboat, household, housetop, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, lake dwelling, lantern, living machine, lodge, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, manor house, manse, menage, nest, overhead, pad, parsonage, paternal roof, peak, penthouse, place, place to live, plafond, prefabricated house, presidential palace, ranch house, rectory, residence, ridgepole, roof garden, roof in, roof-deck, roofage, roofing, roofpole, rooftop, rooftree, seat, shed roof, shelter, shield, shingles, skylight, skyscraper, slate roof, slates, sod house, split-level, stopper, structure, summit, surface, thatched roof, tiles, tip, toft, top, top floor, top side, topside, topsides, town house, upper side, upside, vertex, vicarage

Etymology
From hrof:, from, from.

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Ainu:
 * Arabic:, سطح
 * Egyptian Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: teilatu
 * Belarusian: дах
 * Bosnian:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Crimean Tatar: dam
 * Croatian:
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 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: גג
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: tekto
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 屋根
 * Korean: 지붕


 * Kurdish: ,
 * Lao:
 * Latgalian:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: jumts
 * Lithuanian: stogas
 * Navajo: hooghan bikááʼ
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 * Persian:
 * Polish:, sklepienie
 * Portuguese:
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 * Romansch: tetg, tet
 * Russian:
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 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: krov
 * Slovak: strecha
 * Slovene:
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 * Swedish:
 * Tajik:
 * Telugu: కప్పు
 * Thai: หลังคา
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu: چھت
 * Vietnamese: mái nhà
 * Volapük: nuf
 * Zulu: uphahla


 * Afrikaans:
 * Basque: sabai
 * Bosnian:
 * Catalan: sostre
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Indonesian:
 * Old English:
 * Polish:, sklepienie


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
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 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: nepce
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
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Verb

 * German: überdachen (1)

Noun

 * 1) robbery, robbing, banditry

Derived terms

 * roofdier
 * roofridder
 * broodroof
 * bankroof

Related terms

 * rover