26984 words

roof

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.:

Examples:

The house has a sloping/flat/tiled/thatched roof.
Put the luggage on the roof of the car.
The roof (= upper surface) of the cave is 50 metres up.
This cake is so dry that it sticks to the roof of your mouth (= upper surface of the mouth).
2
to put a roof on a building
3
the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, or other object:

Examples:

The school has a flat roof.
4
The roof of your mouth is the mouth’s upper, inside surface:

Examples:

Peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth.

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