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roofing

roofing

7 3.2
Work of making or fixing roofs on buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈruːfɪŋ/
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  • I started working as a subcontractor in 1979 for other roofing companies, and in 1997 I started Cornerstone Roofing.
  • roofing company
  • roofing contractor
  • roofing business

In Detroit, my dad started getting some roofing contracts.

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Examples

  • Worked on a huge roofing job at Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico in 1972.

    Blog text (10)
  • I tell her I've been doing roofing and carpentry since I moved here.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • A client asked me to come down and help her out doing some roofing.

  • My husband worked in the office of a roofing company that was badly run.

    Blog text (20)
  • I am vice president for customer services of a roofing company.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In Detroit, my dad started getting some roofing contracts.

  • However, it's generally recommended that you contact a roofing professional for an inspection.

    Blog text (17)
  • The striking teachers also reminded us that their schools need air-conditioning, new roofing, and other upgrades.

    Blog text (31)
  • Everything I did to supplement my income in the fire department was all manual labor, hardwood floors, carpentry, roofing.

  • Tom and I took an asbestos safety course before we started the roofing job.

Synonyms

thatching
vsroofing
1 3.7

A material people use to make a roof from straw or reeds

is the general activity of building or repairing the top of a structure
shingling
vsroofing
  • US
1 6.5

Laying overlapping thin pieces on a roof or wall to protect it

is the general work of constructing or repairing the top of a building
slating
vsroofing
  • Specialized
6.8

Thin flat pieces of rock used to cover a roof

is the overall trade of building or fixing the top covering of structures

Compounds

roofing material
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A thing used to cover and protect the top of a building like tiles or metal sheets

roofing paper
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A heavy paper covered with tar that keeps a roof dry

roofing tile
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A thin flat or curved piece used to cover the top of a house and keep out rain

Surface Forms

roofing singular
roofings plural

Morphology

roofing = roof (transparent) = roof + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization of the verb 'roof' expressing the activity or trade; this is a typical and transparent -ing formation.

Etymology

Roofing comes from the old English word roof, which meant 'top' or 'cover'. So roofing also means the work of making or fixing that cover, the job of building or repairing roofs.