unroof

[ uhn-roof, -roof ]

verb (used with object)

1. to take off the roof or covering of.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unroof¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + roof

Example Sentences

Unroof, un-rōōf, v.t. to strip the roof off.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only when something happened aloft that it was worth while to unroof themselves: and at such moments all attention was concentrated on the sky.

From Project Gutenberg

Those who were decoyed into these staterooms endured them with disgust while the boat was at anchor; but when the paddle-wheels began to revolve, and dismal din of clang and bang and whirr came down about their ears, and threatened to unroof the fortress of the brain, why then they fled madly, precipitately, leaving their clothes mostly behind them.

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But the poet need only unroof his own heart.

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A strong cyclone that would unroof a court-house or tip over a through train would also upset you, in spite of your broad, firm feet if the wind got behind one of your ears.

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