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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. 1noun

    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. 2noun

    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. 3noun

    The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

  4. 4transitive verb

    To cover with a roof.

  5. 5transitive verb

    To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.

  6. 6noun

    a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

  7. 7noun

    protective covering on top of a motor vehicle

  8. 8noun

    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

    capceiling
  9. 9noun

    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. 10verb

    provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Synonyms

capceiling

Common word forms

roofsroofedrooferroofingroofless

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