Illustration of roof
- 1 gambrel
- 2 mansard
- 3 hip
- 4 lean-to
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
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; roofing; roofs
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
Examples of roof in a Sentence
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
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
That would drain funds that could be used to replace aging roofs or make repairs at other schools that are in better condition.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Construction work on the original library at 239 S. Kalmia St. is scheduled to begin in June and will include repairs to roof leaks and upgrades to the air conditioning systems, lighting and the interior.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The covered but open-air space now has a new roof with five retractable awnings to protect against the ocean breeze, a new high-top counter with eight seats facing the water, new dining tables, new or reupholstered furnishings and new light fixtures.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
That would drain funds that could be used to replace aging roofs or make repairs at other schools that are in better condition.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Then, at the end of the period, after Colorado killed off three straight penalties, O’Connor — who took the third of those penalties — jumped out of the box and got position on Mason Marchment, roofing a backhand over Oettinger’s glove off an Artturi Lehkonen pass.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Construction work on the original library at 239 S. Kalmia St. is scheduled to begin in June and will include repairs to roof leaks and upgrades to the air conditioning systems, lighting and the interior.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roof. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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1
a
: the upper covering part of a building
b
: a place to live : home
a roof over one's head
2
: the upper boundary of the mouth
3
: something resembling a roof in form, position, or purpose
roof
2 of 2 verb1
: to cover with or as if with a roof
2
: to provide with roofing
roofer
noun
Medical Definition
plural roofs
ˈrüfs, ˈru̇fs also ˈrüvz, ˈru̇vz
1
: the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth supported largely by the palatine bones and limited anteriorly by the dental lamina and posteriorly by the uvula and upper part of the fauces
2
: a covering structure of any of various parts of the body other than the mouth
roof of the skull
roof of the dental pulp chamber
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