roof

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English

Etymology

Old English hrōf.

Pronunciation

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    Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf

Noun

roof (plural roofs)

  1. the cover at top of a building
  2. the upper part of a cavity
    The palate is the roof of the mouth.
    Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings.

Translations

Verb

to roof

  1. to cover or furnish with a roof

Translations


Dutch

Noun

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  1. robbery, robbing, banditry