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Definition of roof

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Roof (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..

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Roofless :: Roofless (a.) Having no roof; as, a roofless house..

Deck :: Deck (v.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

Reproof :: Reproof (n.) Refutation; confutation; contradiction.

Postulate :: Postulate (v. t.) To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions..

Bark :: Bark (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut..

Skylight :: Skylight (n.) A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above..

Overalls :: Overalls (n. pl.) Waterproof leggings.

Shingle :: Shingle (v. t.) To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof..

Roof :: 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..

Aisle :: Aisle (n.) A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall..

Zax :: Zax (n.) A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.

Peaked :: Peaked (a.) Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof..

Validity :: Validity (n.) The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection..

Sacellum :: Sacellum (n.) An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity.

Tile :: Tile (n.) A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works..

Reprehensory :: Reprehensory (a.) Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint..

Steepness :: Steepness (n.) Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe..

Rebuke :: Rebuke (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish..

Problem :: Problem (n.) A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt..