Roofs
//ɹuːvz// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of roof form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of roof form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Synonyms
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More examples"She plants plants on the roofs of plants."
Etymology
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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