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ALL meanings of roofs

roof
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  • noun plural roofs the external upper covering of a house or other building. 1
  • noun plural roofs a frame for supporting this: an open-timbered roof. 1
  • noun plural roofs the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 1
  • noun plural roofs something that in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc. 1
  • noun plural roofs a house. 1
  • noun plural roofs Mining. the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit. 1
  • verb with object roofs to provide or cover with a roof. 1
  • idioms roofs go through the roof, to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year. Also, hit the roof. Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry. 1
  • idioms roofs raise the roof, Informal. to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof. to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill. 1
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