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单词 rooflessness
释义

roof /roof/

noun (pl roofs)
  1. The top covering of a building or vehicle
  2. A ceiling
  3. The overhead surface, structure or stratum of a vault, arch, cave, excavation, etc
  4. The upper covering of the mouth (the palate) or of any cavity
  5. A dwelling
  6. A culmination
  7. A high or highest plateau (eg the roof of the world, the Pamir)
  8. An upper limit
  9. An aeroplane's ceiling or limiting height
transitive verb
  1. To cover with a roof
  2. To shelter
ORIGIN: OE hrōf; Du roef

roofed adjective

roofˈer noun

  1. A person who makes or mends roofs
  2. A roof board
  3. A letter of thanks for hospitality (informal)

roofˈing noun

  1. Covering with a roof
  2. Materials for a roof
  3. The roof itself
  4. Shelter
adjective

For roofing

roofˈless adjective

  1. (of a building) having no roof
  2. (of a person) having neither permanent nor temporary accommodation, living on the streets

roofˈlessness noun

roofˈlike adjective

roofˈy adjective

Having a roof or roofs

roof board noun

A board lying under slates or tiles

roof garden noun

A garden on a flat roof

roof guard noun

A device to prevent snow from sliding off a roof

roof plate noun

A wall plate that receives the lower ends of the rafters of a roof

roof rack noun

A rack which may be fitted to the roof of a car, etc to carry luggage, etc

roofˈscape noun

A view of a skyline formed by the tops of buildings against the sky

roofˈtop noun

The outside of a roof

roofˈtree noun

  1. The ridgepole of a roof
  2. The roof

have a roof over one's head

To have somewhere to live

hit (or go through) the roof

To become very angry

raise the roof

  1. To make a great noise or commotion
  2. To hit the roof
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