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. David Bruck:

   Roof has told us he wishes to plead guilty, until we know whether the government will seek the death penalty, we cannot advise Mr. Roof.

2. Adrienne Thadani:

   There’s a lot of misconceptions (such as) that there’s no space, which isn’t true, for every building in Bombay, you have that square footage of flat roof.

3. Daniel Morgan:

   The earnings expectations for the SP 500 are through the roof for this year as investors expect this great recovery, and tech is a big part of that, these companies are just so dominant.

4. Natalie Wood:

   Oh goodness, if I was n’t able to touch [ that money ], I would n’t have electricity, water, or a roof over my head, but you know, the thing a lot of us forget, Natalie Wood included, is you put down first, last, and a security deposit and you’re in a place. But how about all the deposits necessary for water, gas, electricity — all of our things had to be put in storage. Even doing that we lost more than half of everything we owned … and finding a motel that would accept us with dogs was not easy. It was costly … We’re still coming to terms with everything, so we’re not pulled together by any stretch of the imagination, but we’re trying. I ’m trying very hard to make it a home.

5. Victor Sedinger:

   It doesn’t require a ladder, and you certainly don’t have to get on a roof to look, use binoculars or a camera or smartphone with a telephoto feature if you need to.