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Noun
S:
(n)
roofing
(material used to construct a roof)
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sister term
S:
(n)
material
(things needed for doing or making something)
"writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
S:
(n)
equipment
(an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
S:
(n)
instrumentality
,
instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
S:
(n)
artifact
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artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
S:
(n)
whole
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unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
roofing
(the craft of a roofer)
Verb
S:
(v)
roof
(provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof)
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full troponym
S:
(v)
thatch
(cover with thatch)
"thatch the roofs"
S:
(v)
shingle
(cover with shingles)
"shingle a roof"
S:
(v)
slate
(cover with slate)
"slate the roof"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
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sister term
S:
(v)
cover
(provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
derivationally related form
sentence frame