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roof

Definition

  • noun: the cover or top of a building, vehicle, etc.
  • noun: the cover of a building
  • verb: to cover (something, such as a building) with a roof
  • verb: to cover with or as if with a roof
  • often + 'over' or 'in'
  • synonyms: covert, shingle, slate

Examples

  • We don't have much money, but at least we 'have a roof over our heads'. [=at least we have somewhere to live]

  • You'll do what I say as long as you're living 'under my roof'. [=as long as you are living in my house]

  • We hope to have sales and service 'under one roof' [=at the same location] in the near future.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,No. I think l'll leave it somewhere\Nfor Longbottom to find. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,How about on the roof? Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,What's the matter, Potter?\NBit beyond your reach? (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone