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Rooves

Description

Rooves is a controversial plural form of the noun "roof," which is predominantly used in some dialects of English, particularly in the UK. While "roofs" is the accepted plural form in standard English, "rooves" may be considered non-standard or archaic.

Noun

Sense: Plural form of "roof"

Rooves, when used as a plural noun, refers to multiple rooftops or the upper coverings of buildings.

Example Sentence:

The cityscape was dominated by the red rooves of traditional houses.

Verb

Sense: Third person singular present of "roof"

Rooves is used as the third person singular present tense of the verb "roof," meaning to provide a building or structure with a roof.

Example Sentence:

The construction crew rooves the houses with precision and efficiency.

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