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roof

DEFINITIONS OF: roof

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n a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

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curb roof
a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
dome
a hemispherical roof
gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
hip roof, hipped roof
a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
housetop
the roof of a house
slate roof
a roof covered with slate
sunroof, sunshine-roof
an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel
thatch, thatched roof
a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
tile roof
a roof made of fired clay tiles
vault
an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
astrodome
a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
barrel vault
the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
cupola
a roof in the form of a dome
gambrel, gambrel roof
a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
geodesic dome
a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller
groined vault
two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles
mansard, mansard roof
a hip roof having two slopes on each side
onion dome
a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture
pressure dome
a dome-shaped building that is pressurized
ribbed vault
vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches
whispering dome, whispering gallery
a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points
Type of:
protection, protective cover, protective covering
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

n protective covering on top of a motor vehicle

Types:
hood
the folding roof of a carriage
calash, calash top, caleche
the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage
Type of:
protection, protective cover, protective covering
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

n 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”
Type of:
cover, covering, natural covering
a natural object that covers or envelops

n an upper limit on what is allowed

“there was a roof on salaries”
Synonyms:
cap, ceiling
Types:
glass ceiling
a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
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control
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

v provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Types:
thatch
cover with thatch
shingle
cover with shingles
slate
cover with slate
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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