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Look up: roof

  1. Roof
    Roof is slang for a hat.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Roof
    Roof is slang for a hat.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Roof
    The cladding envelope and structure above eaves level of a building.
    Found on http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/desi

  5. 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
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935

  7. 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 Roo...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/92

  8. 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 bu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/92

  9. 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 b...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. roof
    noun a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. 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 overly...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/65

  13. Roof
    A roof is the cover of a building, including the roofing and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer p...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. 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.'
    Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.ht

  15. ROOF
    To block a spike, usually straight down for a point.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  16. Roof
    A building element that provides protection against the sun, wind, and precipitation.
    Found on http://www.electromn.com/glossary/r.htm

  17. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A084

  18. roof
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rūf Definitions: 1. A covering or rooflike structure; a tectorium, tectum, tegmen, tegmentum, integument.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  19. Roof
    The top part of a track curve.
    Found on http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/story

  20. Roof
    The 'tic tac' term for 4/1.
    Found on http://www.horse-directory.co.uk/racingg

  21. Roof
    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. In most countries a roof protects primarily aga...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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