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English to English noun
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a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |  | source: wordnet30
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protective covering on top of a motor vehicle | | source: wordnet30
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the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space | | Example: the roof of the cave was very high
I could see the roof of the bear's mouth
source: wordnet30
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an upper limit on what is allowed | | Example: he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
there was a roof on salaries
they established a cap for prices
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof | | source: wordnet30
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To cover with a roof. | | source: webster1913
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