Roof - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ruːf|  American pronunciation of the word roof
Brit.  |ruːf|  British pronunciation of the word roof

noun

- a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
- the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
the roof of the cave was very high
I could see the roof of the bear's mouth
- an upper limit on what is allowed (syn: cap, ceiling)
there was a roof on salaries

verb

- provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Extra examples

The roof of the old barn collapsed.

He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.

...fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week...

A roof leaks.

When the swimming pool is roofed over, we shall be able to swim all through the winter.

The branches roofed the walk.

They finally found the cat up on the roof.

We can probably strap the cases to the roof of her car.

Suddenly, the whole tunnel roof caved in.

I could see the roof of the bear's mouth

A family of birds has built a nest on our roof.

As long as you're living under our roof, you'll follow our rules.

I burned the roof of my mouth.

Those columns have to be strong enough to support the weight of the roof.

They peered over the edge of the roof.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: roof
he/she/it: roofs
present participle: roofing
past tense: roofed
past participle: roofed
noun
singular: roof
plural: roofs or rooves
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