Synonyms for roof
ruf, rʊfroof

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1. roofnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cap, ceiling

2. roofnoun

   protective covering on top of a motor vehicle

   Synonyms:
   cap, ceiling

3. roofnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   cap, ceiling

4. ceiling, roof, capverb

   an upper limit on what is allowed

   "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, cap, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

5. roofverb

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

Matched Categories

1. • Cave
   • Cover
   • Covering
   • Protective Covering

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "roof":

   rooftop, ceiling, toit, roofing, roofs, top, sunroof, terrace

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How to use roof in a sentence?

1. Barry Cohen:

   They were doing a new roof. And I think, all day long, the building was pounding and pounding and pounding. They've been doing it for over a month.

2. National Hurricane Center:

   Life-threatening storm surge is possible along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast regardless of the storm's exact track or intensity, well-built framed homes may incur major damage or removal of roof decking and gable ends. Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads. Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes.

3. Wilkinson Eyre:

   Two of them are still going to be used as flues for the massive, modern energy center that we're going to construct to power the place, the third will remain hollow with a glass roof, and the fourth will house a cylindrical glass elevator that will pop out at the top at a viewing platform.

4. Jeffrey Hussey:

   We've been very grateful for the eviction moratorium, but it's nothing but a Band-Aid, we've been preparing for the end of the moratorium for months now. We know now that the Band-Aid is gone so many other systemic problems are going to reveal themselves : lack of affordable housing, lack of access to legal representation for tenants, lack of a roof over people's heads after eviction.

5. Andrew Ziem:

   Sales have come in waves. There was a boost after the second presidential debate and a bigger wave after FBI Director James Comey reopened the investigation on Friday, a few days ago I had just reordered the cloths from the printer and was mostly keeping up with signing them, but yesterday sales went through the roof. I panicked as I saw them selling out so fast because I do not like back orders, and I don't know how I am going to sign them all.