/ruːf/
Translation
The top part of a building that covers it and keeps out the rain.
Word origin
From Old English hrof, the old word for the top of a house.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hrof
Grammar
Examples
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"Roof" is the top of the building.
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"Roofs" is the plural, meaning more than one roof.
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Here "roof" is the top that keeps the rain out.
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