The difference between Roof and Rooftop

When used as nouns, roof means the external covering at the top of a building, whereas rooftop means the area atop a roof.


Roof is also verb with the meaning: to cover or furnish with a roof.

Rooftop is also adjective with the meaning: atop a roof.

check bellow for the other definitions of Roof and Rooftop

  1. Roof as a noun:

    The external covering at the top of a building

  2. Roof as a noun:

    The upper part of a cavity.

    Examples:

    "The palate is the roof of the mouth."

    "Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings."

  3. Roof as a noun (mining):

    The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

  1. Roof as a verb:

    To cover or furnish with a roof.

  2. Roof as a verb:

    To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.

  3. Roof as a verb (slang):

    To put into prison for not a short time.

  1. Rooftop as a noun (somewhat formal):

    The area atop a roof.

  2. Rooftop as a noun:

    The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.

  1. Rooftop as an adjective:

    Atop a roof; on a roof.

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