Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - roof
Roof
roof
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. Phrases and idioms go 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). Derivatives roofed adj. (also in comb.). roofless adj. Etymology: OE hrof
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I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōf; akin to Old Norse hrōf ~ of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavic stropŭ ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. the cover of a building, material used for a ~ ; ~ing, the ~ of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself , 2. the highest point ; summit, an upper limit ; ceiling, 3. the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth, a covering structure of any of various parts of the body , something suggesting a ~: as, a canopy of leaves and branches, the top over the passenger section of a vehicle, ~ed adjective ~less adjective ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to cover with or as if with a ~, to provide with a particular kind of ~ or ~ing, to constitute a ~ over, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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