Roof Definition
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English
Tiled roofs covering buildingsEtymology
From Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfa, from Proto-Indo-European *kropo-.
Pronunciation
Noun
- the cover at top of a building
- 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.
Usage notes
- The plural rooves is uncommon and is usually considered incorrect.
Derived terms
Terms derived from roof (noun)Verb
to roof (third-person singular simple present roofs, present participle roofing, simple past and past participle roofed)
Derived terms
Translations
- German: überdachen (1)
Dutch
Noun
roof (plural roven, diminutive roofje, diminutive plural roofjes) m.
Derived terms
- roofdier n.
- roofridder
- broodroof
- bankroof
Related terms
Verb
roof
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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:26:09 -0800
A Liverpool businessman has been fined PS112000 after a labourer died following a fall from the roof of an industrial unit, just months after another worker was injured in a fall at the same site. John Mc Cleary fell 15 feet while fitting roof panels at ...
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