noun

roof

roof

The roof of the house is red.

The roof of the house is red.

There's a cat on the roof.

There's a cat on the roof.

((a/the)) roof a covering on top of a building The roof of the house is red.

Synonyms: cover, ceiling (internal); Antonyms: floor, ground

From Old English 'hrof', meaning the top covering of a building.

The 'oo' sound in 'roof' can sound like the wind blowing over the top of a house.

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