"roof" Definition

Definitions for the word "roof" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To cover with a roof.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
(pl. -s) 1 a upper covering of a building. B top of a covered vehicle. C top inner surface of an oven, refrigerator, etc. 2 overhead rock in a cave or mine etc. v. 1 (often foll. By in, over) cover with or as with a roof. 2 be the roof of. go through the roof colloq. (of prices etc.) Rise dramatically. Hit (or go through) the roof colloq. Become very angry. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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