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roof  (rf, rf)

n.

1.

a. The exterior surface and its supporting structures on the top of a building.

b. The upper exterior surface of a dwelling as a symbol of the home itself: three generations living under one roof.

2. The top covering of something: the roof of a car.

3. The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure: the roof of the mouth.

4. The highest point or limit; the summit or ceiling: A roof on prices is needed to keep our customers happy.

tr.v. roofed, roof·ing, roofs

To furnish or cover with or as if with a roof.

Idioms:

go through the roof Slang

1. To grow, intensify, or rise to an enormous, often unexpected degree: Operating costs went through the roof last year.

2. To become extremely angry: When I told her about breaking the window, she went through the roof.

raise the roof Slang

1. To be extremely noisy and boisterous: They raised the roof at the party.

2. To complain loudly and bitterly: Angry tenants finally raised the roof about their noisy neighbors.

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[Middle English, from Old English hrf.]

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roof

Noun

pl roofs

1. a structure that covers or forms the top of a building

2. the top covering of a vehicle, oven, or other structure

3. the highest part of the mouth or a cave

4. hit or go through the roof Informal to get extremely angry

5. raise the roof Informal to be very noisy

Verb

to put a roof on [Old English hrōf]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" curb roof - a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge dome - a hemispherical roof eaves - the overhang at the lower edge of a roof gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end hip roof, hipped roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides housetop - the roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops" protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" roof peak - the highest point of a roof slate roof - a roof covered with slate sunroof, sunshine-roof - an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'" thatched roof, thatch - a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) tile roof - a roof made of fired clay tiles vault - an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
	2.	roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" hood - the folding roof of a carriage protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
	3.	roof - the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth" cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
	4.	roof - an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" ceiling, cap control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" glass ceiling - a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
Verb	1.	roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof thatch - cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs" shingle - cover with shingles; "shingle a roof" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" slate - cover with slate; "slate the roof"

Translations

roof [ruːf] n (gen) → techo; [of house] → tejado

vt → techar, poner techo a;

roof of the mouth → paladar m

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roof [ruːf] n → toit m [of tunnel, cave]; plafond m

vt → couvrir (d'un toit);

the roof of the mouth → la voûte du palais

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roof [ruːf] [roofs , pl ] n → Dach nt

vt (house etc) → überdachen;

the roof of the mouth → der Gaumen

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roof [ruːf] n → tetto; [of tunnel, cave] → volta

vt → coprire (con un tetto);

roof of the mouth → palato

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roof

n roof [ruːf]

the top covering of a building etc a flat roof; a tiled roof; the roof of a car. dak, kap سَطْح покрив střecha tag; -tag das Dach στέγη techo katus سقف katto toit גַג छत krov tető atap þak tetto 屋根 지붕 stogas jumts atap dak tak (utvendig) dach telhado acoperiş крыша strecha streha krov tak หลังคา çatı, dam, tavan 屋頂 дах, покрівля چھت mái nhà 屋顶

v

to cover with a roof They'll finish roofing the house next week. dak opsit يُغَطّي بِسَقْف покривам zastřešit lægge tag decken σκεπάζω, στεγάζω techar katust panema با سقف پوشاندن rakentaa katto couvrir לְהַתקין גַג छत पाटना pokriti krovom tetővel fed memasang atap þekja, setja þak á coprire 屋根をつける ...에 지붕을 덮다 dengti stogą []jumt memasang atap overdekken legge tak på, tekke krycie dachem pôr telhado a pune acoperiş (la) настилать крышу zastrešiť pokriti s streho staviti krov lägga tak på, taklägga มุงหลังคา çatı ile örtmek 給...蓋上屋頂 крити, настилати дах چھت سے ڈھانپنا lợp mái nhà 给...盖上屋顶

go through the roof / hit the roof

to become very angry. klim deur die dak يَغْضَب ядосвам се vzplanout hněvem ryge gennem loftet an die Decke gehen γίνομαι έξω φρενών subirse por las paredes raevuma بسیار خشمگین شدن؛ بسیار بالا رفتن raivostua piquer une crise לְהִתרַגֵז razbjesniti se, prijeći svaku granicu a plafonon van berang, geram verða bálreiður (andare su tutte le furie) 激怒する 발끈 화를 내다 pasiusti saskaisties marah razend worden fly i taket wściec się perder as estribeiras a-şi ieşi din pepeni выходить из себя vyletieť počiti (od jeze) razbesneti se gå i taket โกรธมาก tepesi atmak, son derece kızmak 勃然大怒 розізлитися بہت غصے میں ہونا trở nên giận dữ 勃然大怒

roof of the mouth

the upper part of the mouth. bokant van die mond سَقْف الحَلْق небце patro gane der Gaumen ουρανίσκος, υπερώα paladar suulagi کام؛ سقف دهان kitalaki palais חֵך तालू nepce (kemény) szájpadlás langit-langit efri gómur palato 口蓋 입천장, 위턱 gomurys aukslējas bahagian atas mulut gehemelte den harde ganen podniebienie céu da boca cerul gurii нёбо podnebie ustno nebo gornji deo usta gommen เพดานปาก damak 上顎 піднебіння منھ کا اوپری حصہ phần trên của miệng 上颚