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roof

/ɹuːf/noun, verb1 syllable

Roof means: an upper limit on what is allowed.

Synonyms for roof5

noun, as in an upper limit on what is allowed

also used for roof

rooftop, tect, thatch

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What does roof mean?5

noun

1

an upper limit on what is allowed“he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him”

2

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

3

protective covering on top of a motor vehicle

4

the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space“the roof of the cave was very high”

verb

1

provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with roof?6

one syllable

proofwoofspoofhoofgoof

two syllables

aloof
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Roof in a sentence

  • There can be walls without a roof, but no roof without walls.darinmex
  • There wasn't a hurricane, but the house doesn't have a roof.astynk
  • When the wind blew part of our roof off, we started worrying.CK
  • As you can see, the roof needs to be replaced.CK
  • In this parking place, the trailer would bump into the roof.Amittai
  • Thanks to their branches, twigs, and leaves, the trees form as a roof.Eccles17
  • The lava punctured the boat's roof, leaving a gaping hole.Hybrid
  • The house is dilapidated, and the roof is leaking.AlanF_US

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Forms of roof

as a noun

plural
roofs

as a verb

past tense
roofed
present participle
roofing
third-person singular
roofs
past participle
roofed