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roofing

[roo-fing, roof-ing] / ˈru fɪŋ, ˈrʊf ɪŋ /
NOUN
ceiling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beam plaster roof
STRONG
baldachin canopy covert dome groin housetop timber
WEAK
fan vaulting highest point plafond planchement topside covering
Antonyms
WEAK
floor minimum

Example Sentences

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All the other roofing contractors are going to be jelly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Given a work permit, Aguilera Aguero was employed in the roofing industry and, during that time, his wife gave birth to a child named Jacob.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

But undertaking a comprehensive renovation — to remove wood decks, install noncombustible siding and roofing, replace windows with multipaned tempered glass, hardscape the land near the house and trim down trees — is expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

They also said that the EA Maintenance Service had been working closely with the school regarding planned roofing works to the mobile classrooms.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The cobblestone house is topped off with Venetian-red roofing and a bricked chimney that reaches to the sky.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer