roof
gb/ɹˈuf/ us/ɹˈuf/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Top covering of a building
The top part of a building that covers it and keeps out rain, snow, sun, etc.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[a building] has a [roof]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'roof' with 'ceiling'; the ceiling is inside a room, while the roof is outside and on top of the building.
పర్యాయపదాలు
ceiling (Refers to the interior surface inside a room under the roof, not the outer covering.)
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canopy (A covering over an area, often outdoors, not necessarily part of a building.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
floor (The surface you walk on inside a building, opposite in orientation to the roof.)
పదకలయికలు
flat roof
|pitched roof
|roof tiles
|roof repair
|roof garden
విషయాలు
architecture
|daily life
|construction
|housing
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The heavy snow caused the roof to collapse.
- We decided to paint the roof red to match the shutters.
- Birds were nesting on the roof of the old barn.
- The workers climbed up to fix the leaking roof.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The house has a red roof.
- Rain falls on the roof.
- The cat is on the roof.
- We clean the roof in summer.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
Upper surface inside mouth
The top part inside your mouth, above your tongue.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not know this meaning and think 'roof' only refers to buildings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
palate (The anatomical or medical term for the roof of the mouth.)
పదకలయికలు
roof of the mouth
విషయాలు
anatomy
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The hot pizza burned the roof of my mouth.
- She felt a tickle on the roof of her mouth.
- The dentist examined the roof of his mouth for sores.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I hurt the roof of my mouth.
- Food touched the roof of my mouth.
- The doctor looked at the roof of my mouth.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
To cover with a roof
To build or put a top cover on a building or structure.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to roof [a building/structure]
పర్యాయపదాలు
cover (A more general term meaning to place something over; not specific to roofs.)
పదకలయికలు
roof a house
|roofed structure
విషయాలు
construction
|housing
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- They will roof the new garage next week.
- The shed was roofed with corrugated metal.
- Workers are roofing the extension before winter arrives.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They will roof the house soon.
- We need to roof the shed.
- The men are roofing the building.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
roof
IPA
GB/ɹˈuf/
US/ɹˈuf/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
roof (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (roof)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: roof
- Plural: roofs, rooves
Verb
- Base: roof
- 3rd Person Singular: roofs
- Present Participle: roofing
- Past: roofed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
roofs
noun
rooves
noun
roofing
verb
roofed
verb
Related words
roofer
noun
rooftop
noun
Negative and opposite forms
roofless
adjective
Advanced or less common
reroof
verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
go through the roof
1/ɡˈoʊ θɹˈu ðə ɹˈuf/
idiom
informal
Increase greatly or become angry
To increase very quickly; or to become very angry.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Prices have gone through the roof this year.
- Dad will go through the roof when he hears about this accident.
hit the roof
1/hˈɪt ðə ɹˈuf/
idiom
informal
Become very angry suddenly
To suddenly get very angry.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She hit the roof when she saw the mess in the kitchen.
- My boss will hit the roof if we miss another deadline.
raise the roof
1/ɹˈeɪz ðə ɹˈuf/
idiom
informal
Make loud noise in celebration or protest
To make a lot of noise, usually by cheering or shouting.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The crowd raised the roof when their team scored.
- They plan to raise the roof at tonight's concert.
under one roof
1/ˈʌndɚ wˈʌn ɹˈuf/
idiom
In the same building
In the same place or building.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The new shopping center has all your favorite stores under one roof.
- We finally have all our offices under one roof.