Look up: roof

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   roof
   [n] - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle 2. [n] - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building 3. [v] - provide a building with a roof
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   Roof
   The cladding envelope and structure above eaves level of a building.
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   roof
   a building component enclosing a building above,thus providing a weatherproof shelter Category: Building industry • assembly forming the top closure of the freight container limited by the end frames and the roof rails. Category: Mechanical engineering • top part of gas producer. Category: Iron and steel industries
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   Roof
   the exterior top covering of a building, the internal covering being the ceiling. Roofs are usually described in one of two ways, either by external shape eg, gambrel roof, or by the principal structural component eg hammer beam roof. When a roof is described by exterior shape, it implies ...
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   Roof
   Roof noun [ Middle English rof , Anglo-Saxon hr...f top, roof; akin to Dutch roef cabin, Icelandic hr...f a shed under which ships are built or kept; confer Old Saxon hr...st roof, Goth. hr...t . Confer Roost .] 1. (Architecture) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing ) and all the materials and construc ...
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   Roof
   Roof transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Roofed ; present participle & verbal noun Roofing .] 1. To cover with a roof. « I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches.» Addison. 2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter ...
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   roof
   1. To cover with a roof. 'I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches.' (Addison) ... 2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. 'Here had we now our country's honor roofed.' (Shak) ... Origin: Roofed; Roofing. ... 1. The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all ...
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   roof
   noun a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
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   Roof
   A `roof` is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. The purpose of a roof is to protect the building and its contents from the effects of weather. The types of structures that require roofs range from the size of a letter box to that of a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous. The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available roofing materials and the local tra...
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    Roof
    • (n.) That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth. • (v. t.) To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. • (v. t.) To cover with a roof. • (n.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. • (n.) The ...
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    roof
    covering of the top of a building, serving to protect against rain, snow, sunlight, wind, and extremes of temperature. Roofs have been constructed in ... [7 related articles]
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    Roof
    The stratum of rock or other material above a coal seam; the overhead surface of a coal working place. Same as 'back' or 'top.'
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    ROOF
    To block a spike, usually straight down for a point.
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    Roof
    A building element that provides protection against the sun, wind, and precipitation.
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    roof
    roof, overhead covering of a building with its framework support. Various methods of construction, such as are suited to different climates, have diversified exterior and interior architectural effects. A roof may be flat, as in hot, dry areas where the shedding of rain and snow does not present a p...
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