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Word entry · 4 letters

roof

Best crossword clue

"House part with shingles"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹuːf/Part of speech verb, nounSorted foorStarts with REnds with F4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Word origin

From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”). Cognate with Scots ruif (“roof, ceiling”), Dutch roef (“cabin on a boat”), Icelandic hróf (“shed”), Irish cró (“pen, barn, cabin”), Proto-Slavic *stropъ (“roof, ceiling”). Compare Faroese rógv (“something high up”).

Used in a sentence

  • The roof was blown off by the tornado.
  • 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.
  • The very first sound that you’ll hear on the roof (Provided there’s fog) will be Rudolph’s small hoof.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01House part with shingles4 letters
02House topper4 letters
03Shelter top4 letters
04Top of a house4 letters

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