roof

CEFRA1

/ɹuːf/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The covering on top of a building that protects it from weather.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The top external level of a building.

Examples

  • The cat burglar must have entered the mansion from the roof.

  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɹʊf/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The upper part of a cavity.

  2. The external covering at the top of a building.

  3. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

More examples

In context

  • We got our roof blown off in the gale.

  • The palate is the roof of the mouth.

  • The roof was blown off by the tornado.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The tiles on the blank of the house were damaged by the strong wind.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”). Cognate with Scots ruif (“roof, ceiling”), Dutch roef (“cabin on a boat”), Icelandic hróf (“shed”), Irish cró (“pen, barn, cabin”), Proto-Slavic *stropъ (“roof, ceiling”). Compare Faroese rógv (“something high up”).