roof
/ruːf/
verb
- To cover a building or structure with a roof.
- They plan to roof the new shed next weekend.
- We need to roof the porch before winter comes.
- The workers roofed the house with metal sheets.
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noun
- The top covering of a building or vehicle.
- He installed a sunroof on his car so he could see the sky.
- The roof of the house was covered with red tiles.
- Rain was leaking through a hole in the roof of the old barn.
- The highest part or top of something, such as a cave, mouth, or structure.
- She burned the roof of her mouth on the hot pizza.
- The roof of the cave was covered in stalactites.
- The tunnel's roof was low, so we had to duck.
- A home or place where someone lives.
- They shared a roof with their grandparents for many years.
- The charity helps provide a roof for homeless people.
- After the fire, the family had no roof over their heads.
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