Roofs

//ɹuːvz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of roof form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of roof form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"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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