rooves

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/ɹuːvz//ɹʊvz/

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

OriginMiddle English rooves ← Old English hrōfas →
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Meanings

noun

alternative roofs

  1. UKpluralplural of roof

    However, helicopter engines are on their rooves, and depending on the sea conditions and how badly they crashed, they can overturn easily.

    2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 39

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrōfas
  2. Middle Englishrooves
  3. Englishrooves

From Middle English rooves, roves, from Old English hrōfas (nominative and accusative plural of hrōf (“roof”)); equivalent to roof + -s.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rooves

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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