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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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The indoor restaurant at La Terrasse – set under a retractable roof with seating for up to 60 – is equally charming.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
In 2023, the university installed storm windows and made structural and roof repairs to continue protecting it from bad weather.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The color palette is bold, the marble is patterned, and the restaurant is located on the roof for panoramic views of the island.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The indoor restaurant at La Terrasse – set under a retractable roof with seating for up to 60 – is equally charming.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
Santos in the nose, roofed the shot down the middle, tying the score in the 87th minute,
The second defensive error came nine minutes into stoppage time.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
In 2023, the university installed storm windows and made structural and roof repairs to continue protecting it from bad weather.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roof. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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