roofing

[ roo-fing, roo f-ing ]

/ ˈru fɪŋ, ˈrʊf ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of covering with a roof.

material for roofs.

a roof.

Origin of roofing

First recorded in 1400–50, roofing is from the late Middle English word rovyng. See roof, -ing¹

Words nearby roofing

roof rack, roof rat, roof-deck, roofer, roofie, roofing, roofing nail, roofless, roofline, roofscape, rooftop

Definition for roofing (2 of 2)

roof

[ roof, roo f ]

/ ruf, rʊf /

noun, plural roofs.

the external upper covering of a house or other building.

a frame for supporting this: an open-timbered roof.

the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world.

something that in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc.

a house.

Mining. the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit.

verb (used with object)

to provide or cover with a roof.

Origin of roof

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English hrōf; cognate with Dutch roef cover, cabin, Old Norse hrōf

OTHER WORDS FROM roof

roof·like, adjective re·roof, verb (used with object) self-roofed, adjective un·der·roof, noun

un·roofed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for roofing

Roofing companies are mostly small shops, which makes them hard to organize.

Obamacare May Put Some Unions Out of Business |Megan McArdle |April 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
That dream -– that American Dream -– is what drove the Allen Brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era.

Obama's State of the Union Speech Transcript |The Daily Beast |January 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company.

Obama's State of the Union Speech Transcript |The Daily Beast |January 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Concrete was also largely employed, and timber in many cases was turned to account for roofing.

Architecture |Nancy R E Meugens Bell

But within the circle of doom blossomed the mazy sweetness; the very sky seemed to have narrowed to the roofing of a bower.

The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It serves as doors, siding, lining, and roofing for freight cars.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson
Birches grow high up above the pines and next the snows; their timber is of no use, but the bark is much employed for roofing.

Kashmir |Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
The principal uses are for roofing and, in the form of so-called mill stock for sanitary, structural, and electrical purposes.

The Economic Aspect of Geology |C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for roofing (1 of 2)

roofing

/ (ˈruːfɪŋ) /

noun

material used to construct a roof

the act of constructing a roof

British Dictionary definitions for roofing (2 of 2)

roof

/ (ruːf) /

noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

a structure that covers or forms the top of a building
(in combination)the rooftop
(as modifier)a roof garden

the top covering of a vehicle, oven, or other structure the roof of a car

anatomy any structure that covers an organ or part the roof of the mouth

a highest or topmost point or part Mount Everest is the roof of the world

a house or other shelter a poor man's roof

mountaineering the underside of a projecting overhang

hit the roof or go through the roof informal

to get extremely angry; become furious
to rise or increase steeply

raise the roof

to create a boisterous disturbance
to react or protest heatedly

verb

(tr) to provide or cover with a roof or rooflike part

Derived forms of roof

roofer, noun roofless, adjective rooflike, adjective

Word Origin for roof

Old English hrōf; related to Middle Dutch, Old Norse hrōf

Medical definitions for roofing

roof

[ rōōf, ruf ]

n.

The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure.

Idioms and Phrases with roofing

roof

In addition to the idiom beginning with roof

roof over one's head, a

also see:

go through the roof
hit the ceiling (roof)
like a cat on hot bricks (a hot tin roof)
raise the roof

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roofing

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noun, plural roofs.

verb (used with object)

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noun

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noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

verb

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roofing

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Definition for roofing (2 of 2)

noun, plural roofs.

verb (used with object)

Origin of roof

OTHER WORDS FROM roof

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noun

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noun plural roofs (ruːfs, ruːvz)

verb

Derived forms of roof

Word Origin for roof

Medical definitions for roofing

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