roof

جمع شاذ

A noun referring to the covering on the top of a building, vehicle, or other structure, providing protection from weather.

• 🌐اسم يدل على الغطاء الذي يوضع على قمة المبنى أو المركبة أو أي إنشاء آخر لحمايته من العوامل الجوية. ويشمل أيضاً السطح العلوي لأي شيء.

1. Top of a building A1 formal

   The structure covering the top of a building, vehicle, or other construction.

   • The roof of the house was damaged in the storm.
   • They installed solar panels on the roof.
   • Birds often sit on the roof of the shed.

   🌐سَقْف

   المرادفات: canopycoveringcrownhousetoptop

2. Upper limit B2 formal

   The highest point or upper boundary of something.

   • The price of the car has a roof of $30,000.
   • The government set a roof on annual bonuses.
   • The roof of the tunnel is made of reinforced concrete.

   🌐الحد الأعلى

   المرادفات: capceilinglimitmaximumtopupper limit

3. Mouth (slang) B1 informal

   The roof of the mouth; the palate.

   • He burned the roof of his mouth on the hot pizza.
   • The dentist examined the roof of her mouth.
   • The candy stuck to the roof of his mouth.

   🌐سقف الفم

   المرادفات: palate

• roofs plural form
• rooves plural form
• roofs' possessive plural form
• rooves' possessive plural form
• roof's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of covering a building or structure with a roof.

• 🌐فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تغطية المبنى أو المنشأ بسقف.

1. Cover with a roof B1 formal

   To put a roof on a building or structure.

   • They roofed the new house with red tiles.
   • The workers are roofing the shed this week.
   • The old barn was roofed with corrugated metal.

   🌐تسقيف المبنى

   المرادفات: covertop

• roofed past participle
• roofed past simple
• roofing present participle
• roofs third person singular