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 roof roof /ˈrʊf/

noun

  1. () A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building  ( roof )
    a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
     The roof needed to be replaced after the big storm caused some damage
    The roof needed to be replaced after the big storm caused some damage
  2. () Protective covering on top of a motor vehicle  ( roof )
    protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
     The car's roof was damaged during a hailstorm and had to be replaced
    The car's roof was damaged during a hailstorm and had to be replaced
  3. An upper limit on what is allowed  ( cap , roof , ceiling )
    an upper limit on what is allowed
     He put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
    he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
     There was a roof on salaries
    there was a roof on salaries
     They established a cap for prices
    they established a cap for prices
  4. The inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space  ( roof )
    the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
     The roof of the cave was very high
    the roof of the cave was very high
     I could see the roof of the bear's mouth
    I could see the roof of the bear's mouth

verb

  1. () Provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof  ( roof )
    provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof