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The correct spelling is roofs.
How to pronounce roofs
/ɹuːfs/
nounIPA: /ɹuːfs/
Say it like: Roo-fs
The correct spelling is roofs. The external covering at the top of a building. For example: "The roof was blown off by the tornado."
Usage Examples
“The roof was blown off by the tornado.”
“Let's go up to the roof.”
“The palate is the roof of the mouth.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The external covering at the top of a building.
- 2.The top external level of a building.
- 3.The upper part of a cavity.
- 4.The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
- 5.(rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall
verb
- 1.To cover or furnish with a roof.
- 2.To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
- 3.To put into prison, to bird.
- 4.To shelter as if under a roof.
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