roof

plural irregular

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

• 🇪🇸Cubierta exterior de un edificio, vehículo u otra estructura que lo protege de las inclemencias del tiempo; también, por extensión, la parte superior interna que cubre una habitación.

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.

   🇪🇸techo

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸techo (límite superior)

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Paladar (informal)

   Sinónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa poner o construir un techo o tejado sobre un edificio o estructura. También puede referirse a cubrir algo con una capa superior similar a un techo.

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.

   🇪🇸Techar

   Sinónimos: covertop

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