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ROOFING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craft of a roofer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("roofing" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roofing"):
slating (the act of laying slates for a roof)
Holonyms ("roofing" is a part of...):
building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)
Derivation:
roof (provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Material used to construct a roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("roofing" is a kind of...):
material (things needed for doing or making something)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb roof
