roof

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Noun

1. The external covering at the top of a building.
   • The roof was blown off by the tornado.
2. The top external level of a building.
   • Let's go up to the roof.
3. The upper part of a cavity.
   • The palate is the roof of the mouth.
4. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
5. An overhanging rock wall.
6. A hat.

Verb

1. To cover or furnish with a roof.
2. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
3. To put into prison, to bird.
4. To shelter as if under a roof.

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