roof
noun
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
roofed
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past participleof roof.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof roof.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
roofnounthe external upper covering of a house or other building.
Example Sentences
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The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
At one time 500 people lived on the island that "roofed the world", with public buildings across Scotland - and as far away as Canada and Australia - made rain-tight with Easdale slate.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Only decades ago many of the cottages in Scotland’s Highlands were roofed in heather, bracken and marram grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Ylonen made it 5-3 at 11:55 when he jumped on defenseman Timothy Liljegren’s turnover and roofed a backhander.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The hall was the grandest space she had ever been in—higher roofed than any church, wider than most fields, filled with hundreds of diners at scores of long tables.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
