roof

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 2.1.2 Related terms 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfa, from Proto-Indo-European *kropo-.

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf

[edit] Noun

roof (plural roofs or rooves)

1. the cover at top of a building
2. 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.

[edit] Usage notes

• The plural rooves is uncommon and is usually considered incorrect.

[edit] Derived terms

• barrel roof
• built-up roof
• coach roof
• hip roof
• hit the roof
• mansard roof
• rooftree
• shed roof
• single-ply roof
• steep-slope roof
• sunroof
• through the roof

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[edit] Verb

to roof (third-person singular simple present roofs, present participle roofing, simple past and past participle roofed)

1. to cover or furnish with a roof

[edit] Derived terms

• roofer
• unroof

[edit] Translations

• German: überdachen (1)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

roof (plural roven, diminutive roofje, diminutive plural roofjes) m.

1. robbery, robbing, banditry

[edit] Derived terms

• roofdier n.
• roofridder
• broodroof
• bankroof

[edit] Related terms

• rover

[edit] Verb

roof

1. first person singular present tense and imperative of roven