1the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle:the rain woke him, hammering on the roofa thatched roofa car with a vinyl roof [as modifier]:roof timbers
the top inner surface of a covered area or space; the ceiling:the roof of the cave fell in
used to signify a house or other building, especially in the context of hospitality or shelter:helping those without a roof over their headsthey slept under the same roof
2the upper limit or level of prices or wages:starting salary £12,185, rising to a roof of £16,835
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Universal
cover with a roof:the yard had been roughly roofed over with corrugated iron
function as the roof of:fan vaults roof these magnificent buildings
go through the roof
informal
1(of prices or figures) reach extreme or unexpected heights:rents have gone through the roof
2 (also hit the roof) suddenly become very angry:when she surprised him in bed with another woman she hit the roof
