Roof I Ruːf Top Offices Upper Floors Access

• a flat/sloping/pitched roof
• offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
• a tin/slate/tiled/thatched roof
• the corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.

roof

1. the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle
• SEE ALSO green roof
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/green-roof
• a flat/sloping/pitched roof
• Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
• a tin/slate/tiled/thatched roof
• The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.
• Tim climbed on to the garage roof.
• The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident.
• Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
• We stepped out onto the roof of the building.
• I have solar panels on my roof.

Extra Examples

• Five people were killed when the roof fell in.
• The burglars removed tiles to climb into the roof space.
• The roof is supported by stone columns.
• The roof slopes down to the top of the windows.
• The roof was covered with red clay tiles.
• There are small windows in the roof.
• There's a cat on the roof.
2. having the type of roof mentioned
• flat-roofed buildings
3. the top of an underground space such as a tunnel or cave
• The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.
• The cave had a very low roof.
4. the top of the inside of your mouth
5. to rise or increase very quickly
• House prices here have gone through the roof.
6. to become very angry
7. to have somewhere to live
• Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
8. very nervous
• She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
9. to produce or make somebody produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or cheering
• Their cheers raised the roof.
10. in the same building or house
• There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof.
• I don't think I can live under the same roof as you any longer.
• We're good friends but we could never live under the same roof.
11. in your home
• I don't want her under my roof again.

Word Origin

• Old English hrōf, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hróf ‘boat shed’, Dutch roef ‘deckhouse’. English alone has the general sense ‘covering of a house’; other Germanic languages use forms related to thatch.