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How to pronounce roof in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cap, ceiling
Type of control
Has types glass ceiling


there was a roof on salaries.
Type Words
Type of protective cover, protective covering, protection
Has types sunshine-roof, sunroof, slate roof, saddleback roof, saddleback, curb roof, dome, gable roof, saddle roof, vault, tile roof, thatched roof, thatch, hip roof, hipped roof, housetop
Type Words
Type of protective covering, protection, protective cover
Has types hood
Type Words
Type of cover
Has types shingle, slate, thatch
Derivation roofer, roofing
Type Words
Type of cover, covering, natural covering


the roof of the cave was very high.
I could see the roof of the bear's mouth.

Examples of roof

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The wind crumpled portions of the sanctuary's copper roof, causing water damage.
From the stltoday.com
Broadway was closed for three blocks as firefighters put ladders up to the roof.
From the denverpost.com
One owner told me he heard that a rubber roof should be replaced every 10 years.
From the boston.com
It was a really good crowd, and then we'd get kicked out and head up to my roof.
From the online.wsj.com
The roof of a movie theater collapsed in Elmwood, about 30 miles west of Peoria.
From the kansas.com
If Everest is the roof the world, the bottom of a salt dome could be the cellar.
From the timesunion.com
The building includes balconies, green roof sky gardens and landscaped terraces.
From the dailyherald.com
If you need to clean off the roof, do not climb up on the roof to shovel it off.
From the dailyherald.com
It appeared that the weight of snow overloaded the roof of the church gymnasium.
From the democratandchronicle.com
More examples
  • A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
  • Provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
  • The inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth"
  • Ceiling: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"
  • A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous.
  • The Roof is a 1933 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Leslie Perrins, Judy Gunn, Russell Thorndike and Michael Hogan.
  • The following is a complete list of episodes for the 1980s television series Dynasty, in broadcast order.
  • The Roof (Il Tetto) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed and produced by Vittorio De Sica.
  • "The Roof (Back In Time)" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Cory Rooney and the Trackmasters (Samuel Barnes and Jean Claude Oliver) for Carey's seventh album, Butterfly (1997). ...