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How to pronounce “roof

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Pronunciation guide for roof

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of roof with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
NFL Senior VPNobody was in the building yet and they showed a clip of the Metrodome roof collapse back
Definition summary
(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

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How to pronounce roof

NFL Senior VP

Nobody was in the building yet and they showed a clip of the Metrodome roof collapse back

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “roof

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
  • The top external level of a building.
  • The upper part of a cavity.
  • (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  • (climbing) An overhanging rock wall.
  • (slang, archaic) A hat.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.
  • To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
  • (transitive, slang) To put into prison, to bird.
  • (transitive) To shelter as if under a roof.

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