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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
roof/ruːf/

▶noun (pl. roofs)

1 the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.
■ the top inner surface of a covered area or space.

2 the upper limit or level of prices or wages.

▶verb cover with a roof.

■ function as the roof of.

– phrases
go through the roof informal (of prices or figures) reach extreme levels.
hit (or go through) the roof informal suddenly become very angry.

– derivatives
roofer noun,
roofing noun,
roofless adjective.

– origin OE hrōf, of Gmc origin.

'roof' also found in these Oxford entries:

apse - arbour - arch - ashlaring - astrodome - atrium - attic - bargeboard - basha - brougham - building - cabriolet - camera - camera obscura - canopy - cantrail - carport - cat - cat ladder - cave - ceil - chimney stack - cleft palate - clerestory - coachroof - colliculus - colonnade - conch - conservatory - convertible - coupé - cover - cresting - cruck - cupola - curb roof - curtain wall - deck - dome - dormer - downpipe - Dutch barn - eaves - eavestrough - fabric - fale - finial - flashing - flatcar - gable

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