"roof" meaning in English

See roof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ruːf/ Audio: en-us-roof.ogg [US], en-us-roof2.ogg [US], en-uk-roof.ogg [UK], en-ca-roof.ogg [Canada] Forms: roof [singular], roofs or rooves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|3=rooves}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A roof is the top part of a building.
    Sense id: simple-roof-en-noun-Nw~zm~Bu

Verb

IPA: /ruːf/ Audio: en-us-roof.ogg [US], en-us-roof2.ogg [US], en-uk-roof.ogg [UK], en-ca-roof.ogg [Canada] Forms: roof [canonical], roofs [third-person, singular], roofed [past], roofed [past, participle], roofing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you roof something, then you are putting a roof onto a building.
    Sense id: simple-roof-en-verb-NuFL6F-~
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