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Need another word that means the same as “roof”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “roof” in this overview.

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Roof as a Noun
Definitions of "Roof" as a noun
Synonyms of "Roof" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Roof" as a noun
Associations of "Roof" (30 Words)

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.