roof

/ruːf/ noun

Definition

› [C] the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle: a flat/sloping roof He climbed onto the roof.

the roof of your mouth › the top part of the inside of your mouth

(Definition of roof noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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