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roof

/ɹuːf/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The external covering at the top of a building.
  2. The top external level of a building.
  3. The upper part of a cavity.
  4. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  5. (rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall
  6. To cover or furnish with a roof.
  7. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
  8. To put into prison, to bird.
  9. To shelter as if under a roof.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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