the external upper covering of a house or other building.

a frame for supporting this

an open-timbered roof.

the highest part or summit

The Himalayas are the roof of the world.

something that in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc.

a house.

Mining . the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit.

to provide or cover with a roof. ?

go through the roof

to increase beyond all expectations

Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year.

Also, hit the roof, Informal . to lose one's temper; become extremely angry.

raise the roof

Informal .

to create a loud noise

The applause raised the roof.

to complain or protest noisily

He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill.

noun

apex , cap , crest , crown , peak , summit , top , vertex , canopy , ceiling , covering , cupola , dome , gable , gambrel , house , palate , parapet , rafter , shelter , slate , truss

adjective

tectiform