roof

roof is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.
2. noun. That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth.
3. noun. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
4. transitive verb. To cover with a roof.
5. transitive verb. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.
6. noun. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
7. noun. protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
8. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: cap, ceiling

9. noun. 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"

10. verb. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Synonyms

cap, ceiling

Common word forms

roofs, roofed, roofer, roofing, roofless

Words from these letters

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