roofing
(noun) the craft of a roofer
roofing
(noun) material used to construct a roof
Source: WordNet® 3.1
roofing (countable and uncountable, plural roofings)
Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.
A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers.
roofing
present participle of roof
• go in for
Source: Wiktionary
Roof"ing, n.
1. The act of covering with a roof.
2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt.
3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave." Southey.
4. (Mining)
Definition: The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond.
Roof, n. Etym: [OE. rof, AS. hr top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr roof, Goth. hr. Cf. Roost.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
2. 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. The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton.
3. (Mining.)
Definition: The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. Bell roof, French roof, etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc.
– Flat roof. (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination.
– Roof plate. (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10.
Roof, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.]
1. To cover with a roof. I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison.
2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. Here had we now our country's honor roofed. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
