A Roof
- The external covering at the top of a building.
- The top external level of a building.
- The upper part of a cavity.
- (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
- (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