roof
Because it is a word with a single syllable, roof is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofroof
- The external covering at the top of a building.
Example: "The roof was blown off by the tornado."
- The top external level of a building.
Example: "Let's go up to the roof."
- The upper part of a cavity.
Example: "The palate is the roof of the mouth."
- The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
- (rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall
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