ru:f n. & v. --n. (pl. roofs or disp. rooves) 1 a
the upper
covering of a
building, usu. supported by
its walls. b the top of a covered
vehicle. c the top
inner surface of an
oven,
refrigerator, etc. 2 the
overhead rock in a cave or mine etc. 3 the branches or the
sky etc. overhead. 4 (of prices etc.) the upper
limit or
ceiling. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by
in, over)
cover with or as with a roof. 2 be the roof
of. øgo
through the roof colloq. (of prices etc.)
reach extreme or
unexpected heights.
hit (or go through or raise) the roof colloq.
become very angry. roof-garden a
garden on the flat roof of a building. roof of the
mouth the
palate. a roof
over one's
head somewhere to live. roof-rack a
framework for carrying
luggage etc. on the roof of a vehicle. roof-tree the ridge-piece of a roof.
under one roof in the
same building. under a person's roof in a person's
house (esp. with
ref. to hospitality). øøroofed adj. (also in comb.). roofless adj. [OE hrof]
