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Top covering of a building
A roof (pl.: roofs or (rarely) rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls
Roof
Profession specialising in building roof construction
roofer, roof mechanic, or roofing contractor is a tradesperson who specializes in roof construction. Roofers replace, repair, and install the roofs of
Roofer
American mass murderer (born 1994)
Dylann Storm Roof (born April 3, 1994) is an American mass murderer, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi who perpetrated the Charleston church shooting. During
Dylann_Roof
Architectural element
A roof lantern is a daylighting architectural element. Architectural lanterns are part of a larger roof and provide natural light into the space or room
Roof_lantern
Final public performance of the Beatles
would have had to take all the stuff, so we decided, "Let's get up on the roof." — Ringo Starr, 2000 According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, it is
The_Beatles'_rooftop_concert
1964 musical
template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book
Fiddler_on_the_Roof
Israel Defense Forces practice
Roof knocking (Hebrew: הקש בגג) or "knock on the roof" is a term used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to describe its practice of dropping low-yield
Roof_knocking
Roof consisting of a single sloping surface
A shed roof, also known variously as a pent roof, lean-to roof, outshot, catslide, skillion roof (in Australia and New Zealand), and, rarely, a mono-pitched
Shed_roof
Topics referred to by the same term
The Roof may refer to: "The Roof (Back in Time)", a song by Mariah Carey The Roof (1956 film), an Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica The Roof (1933
The_Roof
Type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls
A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls — thus, a hipped roof has no gables or other vertical
Hip_roof
Faction during the 1992 Los Angeles riots
Rooftop Koreans or Roof Koreans refer to Korean American business owners and residents during the 1992 Los Angeles riots who armed themselves and took
Rooftop_Koreans
Type of roof
roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs. The slope of a roof is properly known as its pitch and flat roofs
Flat_roof
Roof covered with vegetation
A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing
Green_roof
Four-sided gambrel-style hip roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides
Mansard_roof
Roofing system featuring metal pieces or tiles
A metal roof is a roofing system featuring metal pieces or tiles exhibiting corrosion resistance, impermeability to water, and long life. It is a component
Metal_roof
Type of English Gothic roof
A hammerbeam roof is a decorative, open timber roof truss typical of English Gothic architecture and has been called "the most spectacular endeavour of
Hammerbeam_roof
Roof material
A roof coating is a monolithic, fully adhered, fluid applied roofing membrane. Many roof coatings are elastomeric, that is, they have elastic properties
Roof_coating
Vehicle with a folding or removable roof
passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary across eras and manufacturers. A convertible
Convertible
Roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge
A gable roof is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge. The most common roof shape in cold or temperate
Gable_roof
Disaster in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
On 8 April 2025, the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic collapsed during a live performance by merengue musician Rubby
Jet Set nightclub roof collapse
Jet_Set_nightclub_roof_collapse
1984 song by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three
"The Roof Is on Fire" is a song by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, released as a single in 1984. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot Dance
The_Roof_Is_on_Fire
Topics referred to by the same term
Up on the Roof may refer to: "Up on the Roof" (song), a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, notably recorded by The Drifters and James Taylor
Up_on_the_Roof
Barrier extending upward a wall at the edge of a roof
parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word derives from the
Parapet
A bell roof (bell-shaped roof, ogee roof, Philibert de l'Orme roof) is a roof form resembling the shape of a bell. Bell roofs may be round, multi-sided
Bell_roof
Roof of the mouth
The palate (/ˈpælɪt/) is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is
Palate
Epithet for the mountainous interior of Asia
The Roof of the World or Top of the World is a metaphoric epithet or phrase used to describe some of the highest regions in the world. The term usually
Roof_of_the_World
Construction of the roofs of houses
Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. Such roofs are built
Domestic_roof_construction
Metamorphic rock
Slate is frequently grey in color, especially when seen en masse covering roofs. However, slate occurs in a variety of colors even from a single locality;
Slate
Measure of roof steepness
Roof pitch is the steepness of a roof expressed as a ratio of inch(es) rise per horizontal foot (or their metric equivalent), or as the angle in degrees
Roof_pitch
Former stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
opening of U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016. The stadium had a fiberglass fabric roof that was self-supported by air pressure and was the third major sports facility
Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome
Four-sloped roof
roof (kerb roof, kirb roof). Europeans historically did not distinguish between a gambrel roof and a mansard roof but called both types mansard roofs
Gambrel
(including roof garden) Single-pitched roof Shed roof (lean-to, pent roof, skirt roof, outshot, skillion, mono-roof): A roof with one slope, historically attached
List_of_roof_shapes
1971 film by Norman Jewison
Fiddler on the Roof is a 1971 American epic period musical drama film based on the 1964 stage musical by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick
Fiddler_on_the_Roof_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
the roof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raise the Roof may refer to: Raise the Roof (film), a 1930 film directed by Walter Summers Raise the Roof, a
Raise_the_Roof
Type of roof that can retract
roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. Retractable roofs are
Retractable_roof
US Air Force tradition for welcoming new high-ranking officer
A roof stomp is a tradition in the United States Air Force in which servicemen within the unit mount the roof of the home of a new unit commander, colonel
Roof_stomp
Species of rodent
The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus
Black_rat
Window incorporated into a roof
A roof window or garret window is an outward opening window that is incorporated as part of the design of a roof. Often confused with a skylight, a roof
Roof_window
Architectural feature
generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural
Gable
1897 film by Georges Méliès
On the Roofs (French: Sur les toits (cambrioleurs et gendarmes)) is an 1897 French short silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès. The film was released
On_the_Roofs
American actor and comedian (1976–2009)
Michael Roof, also known by his stage name Chicken (November 24, 1976 – June 9, 2009), was an American actor and comedian. Roof was born on November 24
Michael_Roof
1956 book by Ruskin Bond
The Room on the Roof is a novel written by Ruskin Bond. It was Bond's first literary venture. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the John
The_Room_on_the_Roof
Bars secured to the roof of an automobile
A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of an automobile. It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or
Roof_rack
1955 stage play by Tennessee Williams
template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American three-act play by Tennessee Williams. The play, an adaptation
Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof
American new wave band
format". In August of that year, the band released a single called "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed)", dedicated to the Republican Party presidential
Devo
Flat outdoor surface connected to a building
decked patio. "Roof deck" refers to the flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to form a roof, and they may
Deck_(building)
or architectural top; height to highest occupied floor; height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009); and height to top of any part of
List_of_tallest_buildings
Type of roof
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (Cladium mariscus), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering
Thatching
Tile used to keep out rain
Roof tiles are overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials
Roof_tiles
American terra cotta manufacturing company
Ludowici Roof Tile, LLC., based in New Lexington, Ohio, is an American manufacturer of clay roof tiles, floor tiles, and wall cladding. The company was
Ludowici_Roof_Tile
Roof crush is the failure and displacement of an automobile roof into the passenger compartment during a rollover accident. Every year approximately 10
Roof_crush
Economy motel chain
Red Roof Inn is an American economy hotel chain based in the United States with over 600 properties globally, primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern
Red_Roof_Inn
Fictional character
Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Swedish: Karlsson på taket) is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Overlapping plates for covering a roof
Shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from
Roof_shingle
Process of getting coal to the surface
away, the mobile roof support's legs shorten and it is withdrawn to a safe area. The mine roof typically collapses once the mobile roof supports leave an
Coal_mining
Arrangement of construction beams
and which requires no center support to create roofs, bridges or similar structures. Reciprocal roofs tend to be constructed in one of two ways. If built
Reciprocal_frame
Geological feature
In structural geology, a roof pendant, also known as a pendant, is a mass of country rock that projects downward into and is entirely surrounded by an
Roof_pendant
Type of roof
A butterfly roof (sometimes called a V roof) is a form of roof characterised by an inversion of a standard roof form, with two roof surfaces sloping down
Butterfly_roof
Structural framework of timbers
A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof. Trusses usually
Timber_roof_truss
Cleaning the top (roof) of a home/building
Roof cleaning is the process of removing algae, mold, mildew, lichen and moss from roofs. Also cleaning oxidation on metal roofs. Cleaning can extend the
Roof_cleaning
Roof of a building that is designed to provide temporary water storage
A blue roof is a roof of a building that is designed explicitly to provide initial temporary water storage and then gradual release of stored water, typically
Blue_roof
A tessellated roof is a frame and a self-supporting structural system in architecture. A simple ridged roof may inside be a tessellated system. The interlinking
Tessellated_roof
Traditional Scandinavian type of grass roof
A sod roof, or turf roof, is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden
Sod_roof
List of current stadiums of the National Football League
roof. For retractable roofs, the home team determines if the roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff. The roof remains open unless precipitation
List_of_current_NFL_stadiums
American baseball player (born 1958)
Eugene Lawrence Roof (born January 13, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played during three seasons at the Major League
Gene_Roof
Type of railway goods wagon
The wagon with opening roof is a type of railway goods wagon that is, nowadays, defined and standardised by the International Union of Railways (UIC) as
Wagon_with_opening_roof
Roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches on either side
A saw-tooth roof is a roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches either side. The steeper surfaces are glazed to admit daylight and face away
Saw-tooth_roof
Raised structure running along the ridge of a double-pitched roof
running along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof. The long sides of monitors usually contain clerestory
Monitor_(architecture)
Type of roof in mid-17th century Sweden
A säteritak ("manorial roof") is a type of roof, similar to a clerestory, that enjoyed great popularity in Sweden from the mid-seventeenth century. Originally
Säteri_roof
The roof comb (or roof-comb) is the structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture. Typically, the roof combs crowned the summit
Roof_comb
City in the Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Begich Towers Condominium, earning it the nickname of a "town under one roof". Whittier has an extremely wet climate, receiving an average of 197 inches
Whittier,_Alaska
The On the Roof Gang (sometimes written On-the-Roof-Gang and abbreviated OTRG) was a group of United States Navy cryptologists and radiomen during World
On_the_roof_gang
1989 dance song by the B-52's
friends. Cindy Wilson added, "It used to be this funky building with a tin roof that was old and rusty. They would have Soul Train [dance] lines." Another
Love_Shack
Tent fitted to a motor vehicle
A roof tent or rooftop tent is an accessory that may be fitted to the roof or bed of a motor vehicle that allows the users to sleep in relative safety
Roof_tent
South Korean television series
Cats on the Roof (Korean: 옥탑방 고양이; RR: Oktapbang goyangi; lit. 'Rooftop Room Cat') is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Jeong
Cats_on_the_Roof
Upper part of an automobile
automobile roofs used similar materials and designs. In later years, many variations on the automobile roof developed. These include: Convertible roofs Roof modules
Automobile_roof
American baseball player and coach (born 1941)
Philip Anthony Roof (born March 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. He played for 15 seasons as
Phil_Roof
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up roof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A roof is the cover at the top of a building. Roof may also refer to: Babiche Roof (born 1993), Dutch
Roof_(disambiguation)
Vehicle markings for aerial identification
Aerial roof markings are symbols, letters, or numbers on the top of fleet vehicles to allow aircraft or closed-circuit television cameras to identify them
Aerial_roof_markings
1962 single by the Drifters
"Up on the Roof" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major
Up_on_the_Roof_(song)
A grouted roof is a form of slate roof. It has developed as a form of vernacular architecture associated with the West coasts of the British Isles. A grouted
Grouted_roof
A bochka roof or simply bochka (Russian: бочка, barrel) is a type of roof in traditional Russian church architecture that has the form of a half-cylinder
Bochka_roof
2005 musical by He Who (for legal reasons) Must Not Be Named
being considered for merging. › A Shoggoth on the Roof is a parody of the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Published
A_Shoggoth_on_the_Roof
sunroof is a movable panel that opens to uncover a window in an automobile roof, allowing light and fresh air to enter the passenger compartment. Sunroofs
Sunroof
Roof shape
A conical roof or cone roof is a cone-shaped roof that is circular at its base and terminates in a point. Conical roofs are frequently found on top of
Conical_roof
1989 Swedish film
The Women on the Roof (Swedish: Kvinnorna på taket) is a 1989 Swedish film written and directed by Carl-Gustav Nykvist. It stars Amanda Ooms and Helena
The_Women_on_the_Roof
A Dutch gable roof or gablet roof (in Britain) is a roof with a small gable at the top of a hip roof. The term Dutch gable is also used to mean a gable
Dutch_gable_roof
Topics referred to by the same term
Roof of Africa may refer to: Ethiopian Highlands, highest concentration of mountains in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa A motorcycle
Roof_of_Africa
2016 murder trial in South Carolina, United States
United States v. Roof F. Supp. 3d 419(D.S.C. 2016) (officially the United States of America v. Dylann Storm Roof) was a 2017 federal trial involving mass
Trial_of_Dylann_Roof
Type of curved roof
A barrel roof is a curved roof that, especially from below, is curved like a cut-away barrel. They have some advantages over dome roofs, especially being
Barrel_roof
Safety feature on race cars
A roof flap is an aerodynamic feature on race cars, mainly stock cars, which functions as an emergency spoiler to prevent the vehicle from lifting off
Roof_flap
Roof constructed over an existing roof
A rain roof is a second, newer roof that has been constructed over an existing roof that has failed, or which has inadequate slope to shed rain. Since
Rain_roof
1930 film
Murder on the Roof is a 1930 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by George B. Seitz. Dorothy Revier as Molly Raymond Hatton as Drinkwater Margaret
Murder_on_the_Roof
2021 studio album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Raise the Roof is the second collaborative studio album by English singer-songwriter Robert Plant and American bluegrass-country singer and violinist Alison
Raise_the_Roof_(album)
2003 Australian TV series or program
Greeks on the Roof was a short-lived Australian television talk show and variety show that ran for 11 episodes on the Seven Network from 1 April to 1 July
Greeks_on_the_Roof
2025 roof collapse at a shopping center in Peru
center in Trujillo, Peru, experienced a structural failure when part of its roof collapsed. The incident resulted in at least eight confirmed fatalities,
Real Plaza Trujillo roof collapse
Real_Plaza_Trujillo_roof_collapse
2006 American TV series or program
Raising the Roofs is a 2006 reality television show on Spike TV, following the life of aspiring actor Michael Roof, and the misadventures of his self described
Raising_the_Roofs
A roof module is a complete top for a convertible. Such tops can be a softtop or a retractable hardtop which are produced by specialized convertible top
Roof_module
1966 song by the Lovin' Spoonful
"Rain on the Roof" (sometimes titled "You and Me and Rain on the Roof") is a song by the Canadian-American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. Written
Rain_on_the_Roof_(song)
House in Harare
Blue Roof is the common name given to a mansion and former presidential palace in the suburb of Borrowdale in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was built in 2006 by
Blue_Roof
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Surname or Lastname
English (southwest)
English (southwest) : occupational name for a roofer (tiler or thatcher), from an agent derivative of Middle English hele(n) ‘to cover’ (Old English helian).French : from the personal name Hillier (see Hillary).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Norfolk, North Yorkshire, and East Yorkshire. The two villages of this name in Norfolk are recorded in Domesday Book as Ristuna, and are from Old English hrÄ«s ‘brushwood’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; Ruston Parva in East Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Roreston, is named from the genitive case of the Old Norse byname Hrór meaning ‘vigorous’ + Old English tÅ«n. Ruston in North Yorkshire is Rostune in Domesday Book, apparently from Old English hrÅst ‘roost’, ‘roof’ + tÅ«n, referring to a building with an unusual roof.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane’, ‘reed’ (Latin canna). It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.Southern Italian : either a habitational name from a place named Canè, in Bescia and Belluna, or more likely an occupational name for a basket maker or the like, from Greek kanna ‘reed’ + the occupational suffix -(e)as.French : Norman and Picard variant of chane a term denoting a particular type of elongated pitcher (ultimately from Latin canna ‘reed’), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a potter who specialized in making such jugs, or a nickname for someone who resembled one.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kuehn).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vallik | வாலà¯à®²à¯€à®•
Edge of a thatched roof
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or layer of tiles, from an agent derivative of Middle English tile ‘tile’. In the Middle Ages tiles were widely used in floors and pavements, and to a lesser extent in roofing, where they did not really come into their own until the 16th century.
Boy/Male
English
Roofer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English balch, belch ‘balk’, ‘beam’ (Old English bælc, balca), possibly denoting someone who lived in a house with a roof beam rather than in a simple hut; alternatively it may have been a nickname for a man built like a tree trunk, i.e. one of stocky, heavy build.English : nickname from Middle English balche, belche ‘swelling’ (Old English bælc(e)). This was probably chiefly given in the sense ‘swelling pride’, ‘overweening arrogance’, but it can also mean ‘eructation’, ‘belch’ and may therefore in some cases have been acquired by a man given to belching.Welsh : from the adjective balch, which has a range of meanings—‘fine’, ‘splendid’, ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘glad’—but the predominant meaning is ‘proud’ and from this the family name probably derives.The surname Balch was established in MD c.1650.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Tender hearted
Boy/Male
English
Roofer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : habitational name from Spaunton in North Yorkshire, so named from Old Norse spánn ‘shingle’, ‘wooden tile’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’, i.e. ‘settlement with shingled roofs’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Roof over path, Alley between houses
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rolfe.German : from Ruffo, a short form of a personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’, ‘victory’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Ruf and Ruff.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English þæccan ‘to cover or roof’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who covered roofs with wooden shingles, from an agent derivative of Middle English spoon ‘chip’, ‘splinter’. However, from the 14th century, under Scandinavian influence, the word had also begun to acquire its modern sense denoting the eating utensil, and in some cases the surname may have been acquired by someone who made spoons, typically from wood or horn.
Boy/Male
English
Roofer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English roof (Old English hrÅf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw, or covered with tiles, slates, or wooden shingles.German and English : nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rÅver ‘pirate’, ‘robber’, Middle English rover. The English verb rove ‘to wander’ is probably a back-formation from this, and is not attested before the 16th century, so it is unlikely to lie behind any examples of the surname.German : variant of Röver (see Roever).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who laid wooden tiles (shingles) on roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English schingle ‘shingle’.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : unexplained.English : apparently a metonymic occupational name either for a maker of roofing shingles or spoons, from Old English spÅn ‘chip’, ‘splinter’ (see also Spooner).Possibly an Anglicized or Americanized form of German Spohn (see Spahn).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in Kent, which is recorded by Bede (c.730) under the names of both Dorubrevi and Hrofæcæstre. The former represents the original British name, composed of the elements duro- ‘fortress’ and brÄ«vÄ â€˜bridge’. The second represents a contracted form of this (possibly affected by folk etymological connection with Old English hrÅf ‘roof’) combined with an explanatory Old English cæster ‘Roman fort’ (from Latin castra ‘military camp’). There is a much smaller place in Northumbria also called Rochester, which seems to have been named in imitation of the more important one, but which is a more than occasional source of the surname. In other cases there may also have been confusion with Wroxeter in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Rochecestre.
ROOF
ROOF
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Pure Love
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Meece in Staffordshire, named in Old English with mēos ‘moss’.Possibly a variant of Dutch Meese.
Girl/Female
Indian
As a Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
In the Service of Humanity
Boy/Male
Muslim
King of Jungle. Lion.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Pashtun
Shine Like a Star
Boy/Male
Hindu
A Goddess
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Algar, ALLGER means "elf spear."
Boy/Male
Norse
Guardian for the giants.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the leader.
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n.
The act of covering with a roof.
n.
The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
v. t.
To cover with a roof.
n.
An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.
n.
The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
n.
One who puts on roofs.
a.
Having a hip roof.
n.
Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter.
imp. & p. p.
of Roof
n.
That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth.
a.
Having no roof; as, a roofless house.
n.
The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
n.
A small roof, covering, or shelter.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Roof
a.
Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed.
a.
Having roofs.
n.
The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.
n.
The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof.