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Word: Roof
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hrōf, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hróf ‘boat shed’, Dutch roef ‘deckhouse’. English alone has the general sense ‘covering of a house’; other Germanic languages use forms related to thatch
ruːf
the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle
Short Definition:structure forming upper covering of building or vehicle
Examples:- the rain woke him, hammering on the roof
- a thatched roof
- a car with a vinyl roof
- roof timbers
the upper limit or level of prices or wages
Short Definition:upper limit or level of prices or wages
Examples:- starting salary £12,185, rising to a roof of £16,835
Word: Roof
Speech Type: Verb
ruːf
cover with a roof
Short Definition:cover with roof
Examples:- the yard had been roughly roofed over with corrugated iron
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