[ UK /ɹˈuːf/ ]
[ US /ˈɹuf, ˈɹʊf/ ]
NOUN
  1. an upper limit on what is allowed
    there was a roof on salaries
    he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
    they established a cap for prices
  2. the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
    I could see the roof of the bear's mouth
    the roof of the cave was very high
  3. protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
  4. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
VERB
  1. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

How To Use roof In A Sentence

  • The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
  • If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.
  • With cold type, the galley proof is the first proof, usually a photocopy.
  • The lower blocks are in concrete clad in gabions filled with site granite; roofs are planted with indigenous flora.
  • Architecturally they incorporate the low roofs, polygonal towers and shallow, semicircular domes of the Byzantine mode.
  • When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
  • The building is dark brick topped by pinky-coloured concrete block walls, white plastic-looking fascia board, black plastic guttering and an artificial slate roof.
  • The couples agreed on a discreet slate-tiled mansard roof extension that gave each house an additional 30sq m of floor space. Times, Sunday Times
  • Thrice a day, the performers have been taking to the stage under the massive fireproof tents, which can accommodate up to 2,500 viewers.
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