roof
noun
1. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
Definition categories: man–made, protection
2. protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
Definition categories: man–made, protection
3. 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
Definition categories: object, cover, covering
4. an upper limit on what is allowed
- there was a roof on salaries
Definition categories: communication, control
Sentences with roof as a noun:
- The palate is the roof of the mouth.
- Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings.