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TOEFL BNC: 1879 COCA: 2135

roof

1 of 2

noun

plural roofs ˈrüfs How to pronounce roof (audio)
ˈru̇fs,
 also  ˈrüvz,
ˈru̇vz How to pronounce roof (audio)
1
a(1)
: the cover of a building
(2)
: material used for a roof : roofing
b
: the roof of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself
didn't have a roof over my head
they share the same roof
2
a
: the highest point : summit
b
: an upper limit : ceiling
3
a
: the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth
b
: a covering structure of any of various parts of the body
roof of the skull
4
: something suggesting a roof: such as
a
: a canopy of leaves and branches
b
: the top over the passenger section of a vehicle
roofed
ˈrüft How to pronounce roof (audio)
ˈru̇ft
adjective
roofless
ˈrü-fləs How to pronounce roof (audio)
ˈru̇-
adjective
rooflike
ˈrüf-ˌlīk How to pronounce roof (audio)
ˈru̇f-
adjective

Illustration of roof

Illustration of roof
  • 1 gambrel
  • 2 mansard
  • 3 hip
  • 4 lean-to

roof

2 of 2

verb

roofed; roofing; roofs

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with a roof
b
: to provide with a particular kind of roof or roofing
often used in combination
slate-roofed houses
2
: to constitute a roof over
roofer noun
Phrases
through the roof
: to an extremely or excessively high level
prices went through the roof

Example Sentences

Noun the roof of a car The roof of the old barn collapsed. He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth. Verb fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But lately, interest has been through the roof for a different reason: Everyone wants cheap beef. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Houston Update… apparently the roof will be close due to rain. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 1 Sep. 2022 Rescuers need to cut through the roof of the car to get the victims out. Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 During the pandemic lockdown, the figures for domestic abuse just went through the roof because women were essentially locked in with their abusers. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Then, a steel beam fell through the roof, directly hitting Naomi. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 So ecommerce and logistics and warehousing and delivery go through the roof. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 The roof was a big problem, Pollio explained about the cause of the delay. Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2022 The Eli Whitney roof is 37 years old, Hazardville Memorial’s is 32 years old, with both having had some renovations approximately 18 years ago, according to a study of the town’s buildings’ roofs completed in June of 2021. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022
Verb
Others attach lights to roof racks or cargo baskets. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2021 The sites offer people a bed, roof over their heads and security. Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 Photos showed a storm ripped the wall and roof off parts of Jacksboro High School and left debris scattered in the city about 60 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022 Visibility is also excellent for a mid-engined supercar, roof up or down, giving you more confidence in traffic. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2022 This means Lotus can lower the floor, seats, and roof to drop the ride height to 105 mm. Jeremy White, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022 On the first the Hawks initially stifled the rush but allowed Jeannot to get ahead of the defense as a trailer and roof it on a sharp angle past Soderblom off Colton Sissons’ feed. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022 Stego translates roughly to roof, while uros means tail. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 Dec. 2021 Tile is a key component in residential construction, cladding many homes’ floors, backsplashes and shower surrounds for decades, and more recently expanding to porcelain slab countertops, cabinet fronts, outdoor spaces and even roof surfacing. Jamie Gold, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English hrōf; akin to Old Norse hrōf roof of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic stropŭ roof

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of roof was before the 12th century

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