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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Reprovable :: Reprovable (a.) Worthy of reproof or censure.
Roofy :: Roofy (a.) Having roofs.
Ocular :: Ocular (a.) Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof..
Criminal :: Criminal (n.) One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon..
Roofed :: Roofed (imp. & p. p.) of Roo.
Boot :: Boot (n.) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.
Thunderproof :: Thunderproof (a.) Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.
Confirmation :: Confirmation (n.) That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
Tinned :: Tinned (a.) Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron..
Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet..
Water Bed :: Water bed () A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients..
Pediment :: Pediment (n.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple..
Witness :: Witness (v. i.) That which furnishes evidence or proof.
Barrack :: Barrack (n.) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc..
Derain :: Derain (v. t.) To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self).
Brettice :: Brettice (n.) The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.
Carpentry :: Carpentry (n.) An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter..
Claggy :: Claggy (a.) Adhesive; -- said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.
Sagittal :: Sagittal (a.) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull..
Approof :: Approof (n.) Trial; proof.
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