# roofs

Pronunciation: US say "RUUFS" /ɹʊfs/; UK say "ROOVZ" /ɹuːvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of roof. — plural of roof
   - Simple: Plural of roof. Use this form when you mean more than one roof.
   - _The red tile roofs gave the old town its distinctive look._
   - _Engineers inspected the flat roofs for signs of water damage._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of roof. — third-person singular simple present indicative of roof
   - Simple: Third-person singular of roof. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The contractor roofs each new building before the winter rains arrive._
   - _A dense canopy roofs the forest floor, blocking out most of the sunlight._

## Origin

From Middle English "rofes," this is simply "roof" plus "-s" without voicing. It first appeared in print in the 14th century and replaced "rooves" as the standard plural in the early 17th century.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/roofs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).