roof
Meaning
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- The external covering at the top of a building.
- The top external level of a building.
- The upper part of a cavity.
- The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
- An overhanging rock wall.
Synonyms
upper plate
give refuge
roof covering
roof terrace
upper bound
cover with roof
cover over
empty house
house top
roof of mouth
top part
coverboard
roof a house
be roofed with
cover with roofing
roof over
topside covering
roofing materials
roofing material
crest slab
crown plate
head plate
install a roof
the roof of the mouth
tip side
furnace roof
shaft top
cover fully
> nyadenga 2
roof type
upper wall
top tray
apical plate
backing deal
build roof
carrier plate
house-top
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹuːf/
Etymology
From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”).
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