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noun
Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of constructing a roof or roofs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of roof
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the craft of a roofer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trade, craft
Narrower terms: slating
noun
material used to construct a roof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: material
History
From roof + -ing (“material, collection”).
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
