Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roof tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
roof tree
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ridgepole of a peaked roof, especially that of a house.

Archaic

noun

By extension: a peaked roof, especially of a house; by further extension: a house, a dwelling structure, a building used as a home.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From roof + tree.

Usage

Inflected Forms

roof trees (plural) rooftree (alternative) roof-tree (alternative)

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

What does roof tree mean?
The ridgepole of a peaked roof, especially that of a house.
Where does roof tree come from?
From roof + tree.

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