Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Materials used in building a roof.
- noun A roof.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of covering with a roof.
- noun The materials of which a roof is composed, or materials for a roof.
- noun The roof itself; hence, shelter.
- noun The ridge-cap of a thatched roof.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of covering with a roof.
- noun The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
- noun Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter.
- noun (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Material used on the outside of a
roof , such asshingles . - verb Present participle of to
roof .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the craft of a roofer
- noun material used to construct a roof
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Examples
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I would revoke all building codes other than those where a failure of a building can affect neighboring properties: requirements for fire-retardant materials in roofing materials, or inspections to assure the structural integrity of a building taller than its distance from the property line are the sorts of things that come immediately to mind.
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In addition to being energy efficient, metal roofing is recognized as a sustainable building material because of its durability, minimum recycled content of 25% and the fact it can be recycled.
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I think you may have something there with your idea of differences in roofing styles.
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I think you may have something there with your idea of differences in roofing styles.
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I think you may have something there with your idea of differences in roofing styles.
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I think you may have something there with your idea of differences in roofing styles.
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The hospital is set up simply, with multiple small buildings connected by a network of outdoor paths (covered by tin roofing to keep things dry during the rainy season).
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The hospital is set up simply, with multiple small buildings connected by a network of outdoor paths (covered by tin roofing to keep things dry during the rainy season).
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I think you may have something there with your idea of differences in roofing styles.
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His ranch has huge piles of junk all over it -- tires, railroad ties, sinks, bathtubs, corrugated tin roofing, bundles of newspapers.
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