Definition of roof

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Roof (n.) That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth..

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Cullis :: Cullis (n.) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
Shot-proof :: Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot.
Proof :: Proof (n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies..
Snowshed :: Snowshed (n.) A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an exposed part of a railroad..
Caret :: Caret (n.) A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret..
Wagon-roofed :: Wagon-roofed (a.) Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed..
Revise :: Revise (v. t.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type..
Lean-to :: Lean-to (a.) Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.
Sheathing :: Sheathing (n.) The first covering of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling boards in general..
Unroofed :: Unroofed (a.) Not yet roofed.
Gutter :: Gutter (n.) A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
Thunderproof :: Thunderproof (a.) Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever..
Carpentry :: Carpentry (n.) An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter..
Valley :: Valley (n.) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
Proof :: Proof (a.) Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge..
Pleadable :: Pleadable (a.) Capable of being pleaded; capable of being alleged in proof, defense, or vindication; as, a right or privilege pleadable at law..
Convincer :: Convincer (n.) One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof..
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid..
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