roof

[ruːf]

Definition:
1. A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building.
2. Protective covering on top of a motor vehicle.
3. Provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof.

Use 'roof' in a sentence:

1. Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind.
2. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
3. I don't want her under my roof again.
4. The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.
5. The roof of the tunnel fell in.
6. A loose slate had fallen from the roof.
7. Flames were shooting up through the roof.
8. The roof was never securely battened down.
9. The finished roof should be weatherproof for years.
10. There was a bird perched on the roof.
11. I saw flames spurt from the roof.
12. The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave.
13. We put a bucket under the hole in the roof to catch the drips.
14. Vines spiralled upward toward the roof.
15. Thieves had stolen the slates from the roof.
16. The roof needs attention.
17. Tim climbed on to the garage roof.
18. The roof is structurally unsound.
19. He and Walker patched the barn roof.
20. The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
21. The builders have finished the roof.
22. Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
23. The roof was declared unsafe.
24. We heard the rain spattering on the roof.
25. I'll have to see about getting that roof repaired.
26. The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident.
27. The roof has an overhang to protect the walls from the rain.
28. Hail was hammering down onto the roof.
29. The roof collapsed, showering us with dust and debris.
30. They took a long time to mend the roof.
31. We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground.
32. Her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth.
33. The morning sun slanted through the glass roof.
34. The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
35. The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof.
36. A row of small windows jutted out from the roof.
37. He climbed onto the roof for a dare.
38. The house needs attention but the roof is sound.
39. The sound was magnified by the high roof.
40. Part of the roof has caved in.
41. The storm nearly tore the roof off.
42. The floodwater nearly reached roof level.
43. The roof was leaking.
44. The roof leaked.
45. Thick black smoke was pouring out of the roof.
46. The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed.
47. The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.
48. The roof leaks whenever it rains.
49. There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof.
50. How long would the roof hold?
51. The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attack.
52. We could see the stars through an opening in the roof.
53. The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.