Meaning
The external covering at the top of a building.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English rhof, rof, roof, rooff, rufe, ruffe, from Old English hrōf (“roof; heaven, sky”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrapo- (“roof”), from *krāwə- (“to cover, heap”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch roef (“cabin on a boat”), Faroese rógv (“roof”); also Czech, Polish, and Slovene strop (“ceiling”), Russian строп (strop, “attic, loft, roof”), Serbo-Croatian стро̏п, strȍp (“ceiling”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-05FCGINOR
- 2026-03-14RBFGLOU
- 2026-01-31RAFILOW
- 2025-10-30RAFLMOU
- 2025-02-20ORANGFI
- 2024-12-30FGOLINR
- 2024-10-29OFYTRIM
- 2024-07-02RAFLOUV
- 2024-03-12OCRNIFM
- 2024-02-17OBRGFLU
- 2023-10-06FWAORLI
- 2023-09-23OYARKFH
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.