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A Roof

  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. (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  5. (rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall
Usage notes

Both roofs and rooves are listed as plurals in the Oxford Dictionary of English, 2005 edition.

Synonyms

(cover at top of building): rooftop, tect (obsolete, rare), thatch

(in a cavity): ceiling