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roof

(r/u/f )

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
protective covering on top of a motor vehicle(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space(noun.object)

Example:
The roof of the cave was very high.
I could see the roof of the bear's mouth.

source: wordnet30
an upper limit on what is allowed(noun.communication)

Example:
There was a roof on salaries.

Synonym:
cap, ceiling

source: wordnet30
The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To cover with a roof.(verb)

source: webster1913

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