roofs

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UK/ɹuːvz/UK/ɹuːfs/UK/ɹʊfs/US/ɹufs/

A form of roof — The external covering at the top of a building.

OriginMiddle English rofes →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

roofs1

noun

alternative British English uncommon rooves

  1. pluralplural of roof

roofs2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of roof

Roofs3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Roof

Origin

roofs · noun

  1. Middle Englishrofes
  2. Englishroofs

From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century.

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roofs · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roofs

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Cite this entry
APA

roofs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roofs

MLA

“roofs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roofs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roofs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roofs.

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