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Synonyms for roof

Most common

rooftop thatch ceiling block

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rooftop — the external covering at the top of a building

rooftop, thatch, tect dated rare

2. Ceiling

ceiling, cap

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The external covering at the top of a building.

    The roof was blown off by the tornado.

  2. n. 2

    The top external level of a building.

Forms

Plural
roofs → rooftops, thatches, tects, ceilings…

Example sentences

  • rooftop Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.
  • thatch My dad taught me how to make thatch roofs.
  • ceiling She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling.
  • block The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
roofsteady
rooftoprising
thatchsteady
ceilingsteady
blocksteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cap1
4 letters
tect
5 letters
block1
6 letters
summit2, thatch1
7 letters
ceiling2, rooftop2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (summit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
toit
Italiano
tetto
Español
techo
Deutsch
Dach
Català
teulada