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ROOF

ROOF is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter R and ends with the letter F for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The cover of any building including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof some writers call the vault the roof and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better however to consider the vault as the ceiling only in cases where it has farther covering.
(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.
(n.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
(v. t.) To cover with a roof.
(v. t.) To inclose in a house; figuratively to shelter.

Syllable Information

The word ROOF is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for ROOF is: roof


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