roof

noun/ruːf/CEFR A2

ছাদ, চাল

Meaning

The covering on the top of a building.

Example sentences

Rain is falling on the roof.ছাদের উপর বৃষ্টি পড়ছে।
The roof of the old house leaks.পুরনো বাড়ির চাল দিয়ে পানি পড়ে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rooftop, top

Similar words, and what each means

rooftop
ছাদ
The outer top surface of a building, where people can stand or sit.
top
উপরের অংশ, চূড়া
The highest part or surface of something.
ceiling
ছাদ (ঘরের ভেতরের উপরের অংশ), সিলিং, ঘরের ভেতরের ছাদ
The inside top surface of a room.

Other English words for “ছাদ, চাল”

terrace
A flat outdoor area next to a building where people can sit.
rooftop
The outer top surface of a building, where people can stand or sit.
rice
Small white or brown grains from a plant grown in wet fields, cooked and eaten as food.
trick
A clever act done to deceive or to entertain; or to deceive somebody.

“roof” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Fact or opinion: 'It is a two-room house with a tin roof.'
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Bangla puts anger in the head — মাথা গরম হয়ে গেছে — and English puts it almost everywhere else: the temper is lost, the top is blown, the roof is hit, the blood boils.
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“roof” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পিঠে বহনযোগ্য ব্যাগ, ব্যাকপ্যাক
- • গাড়ির আসনের গদি ও কাপড় (আপহোলস্ট্রি)
- • কোলাহল, বহু কণ্ঠের হট্টগোল
- • ছাদ, চাল
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ছাদ, চাল — roof (noun) — ছাদ, চাল. The covering on the top of a building.
Which word is closest in meaning to “roof”?
- • maturity
- • rooftop
- • trial
- • garment
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rooftop — rooftop — ছাদ. The outer top surface of a building, where people can stand or sit.

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