ROOF Synonyms

• a tight-fitting headdress

• a top (as for a bottle)

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• something serving as a cover or protection

• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• an upper limit on what is allowed

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• lie at the top of

• restrict the number or amount of

• a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

• the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

• the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

• a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

• cover with a canopy

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the act of protecting something by covering it

• the work of applying something

• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

• informal terms for a human head

• a stadium that has a roof

• a hemispherical roof

• either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

• a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.

• headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

• a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

• protective covering that provides protection from the weather

• the condition of being protected

• a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

• temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

• provide shelter for

• invest (money) so that it is not taxable

• situated at the top or highest position

• the upper part of anything

• the highest or uppermost side of anything

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• the greatest possible intensity

• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance

• be superior or better than some standard

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point

• be ahead of others; be the first

• provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

• reach or ascend the top of

• strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

• cut the top off

• be the culminating event

• finish up or conclude

• the top of a (usually flat) roof

• hair resembling thatched roofing material

• an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

• plant stalks used as roofing material

• a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)

• cover with thatch