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The synonyms of “Roof” are: cap, ceiling, vault, vaulting
Roof as a Noun
Definitions of "Roof" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “roof” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space.
- Protective covering on top of a motor vehicle.
- A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building.
- An upper limit on what is allowed.
- The upper limit or level of prices or wages.
- Used to signify a house or other building, especially in the context of hospitality or shelter.
- The structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.
- The top inner surface of a covered area or space; the ceiling.
Synonyms of "Roof" as a noun (4 Words)
cap | A cap awarded as a sign of membership of a particular sports team especially a national team. A bathing cap. |
ceiling | Maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions. The government imposed a wage ceiling of 3 per cent. |
vault | A burial chamber (usually underground. The vault of heaven. |
vaulting | (architecture) a vaulted structure. Arches and vaulting. |
Usage Examples of "Roof" as a noun
- They slept under the same roof.
- The roof of the cave was very high.
- Helping those without a roof over their heads.
- A range of childcare facilities all under one roof.
- I could see the roof of the bear's mouth.
- While you live under my roof you're not going to have a tattoo.
- Starting salary £12,185, rising to a roof of £16,835.
- Roof timbers.
- The rain woke him, hammering on the roof.
- There was a roof on salaries.
- The roof of the cave fell in.
- A car with a vinyl roof.
- A thatched roof.
Associations of "Roof" (30 Words)
arch | A shape resembling an arch. A beautiful bridge that arched over a canal. |
awning | A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship’s deck. |
buttress | Provide a building or structure with buttresses. Authority was buttressed by religious belief. |
cap | A player to whom a cap is awarded. Snow capped mountains. |
caulk | Seal with caulking. Caulk all cracks between the trim and siding or masonry. |
ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds. He hated painting the ceiling. |
dome | A thing shaped like a dome. The dome of the sky. |
door | A doorway. He lives just a few doors away from the Strongs. |
doorway | The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. The doorway to success. |
dormer | A window that projects vertically from a sloping roof. |
facade | A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant. The house has a half timbered facade. |
fanlight | A semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan. |
floor | The occupants of a floor. The chairman granted him the floor. |
hall | A large country house, especially one with a landed estate. Halls of learning. |
house | The management of a gambling house or casino. A hundred musicians performed in front of a full house. |
latticed | Decorated with or in the form of a lattice. A latticed screen. |
lobby | An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor typically through lobbying. The organization was formed to lobby for student concerns. |
nave | The central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars. |
parapet | Fortification consisting of a low wall. Mr Scargill raised his head above the parapet to call for the repeal of anti union legislation. |
porch | A veranda. The north porch of Hereford Cathedral. |
rafter | Provide a ceiling with rafters. The rafters above his bed. |
shade | Represent the effect of shade or shadow on. He shaded the torch with his hand. |
shaped | Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass as by work or effort. A shaped handgrip. |
skylight | A window set in a roof or ceiling at the same angle. |
sunshade | A handheld collapsible source of shade. |
terrace | Make into terraces as for cultivation. Modern furniture looks out of place in your Victorian terrace. |
thatch | Hair resembling thatched roofing material. Scarify the lawn to remove debris and thatch. |
treetop | The uppermost part of a tree. |
vaulted | (of a roof) constructed in the form of a vault. An unusual brick vaulted ceiling. |
window | A pane of glass in a window. The ball shattered the window. |