Roof
(noun)
- The covering on the uppermost part of a building, vehicle, or other structure, typically made of tiles or sheets of metal, that protects the interior from the weather.
- The highest point of something.
- The top or upper surface of something.
Origin:
Old english rōf; related to dutch roef and german dach.
Examples:
- The roof needs to be repaired.
- The roof of the house was made of clay tiles.
- The roof of the car was open.
- He stood on the roof of the skyscraper.
- The roof of the cave was covered in stalactites.