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roof over the head

roof over the head is the alternative form of roof over one's head.

Meaning of roof over one's head

Noun

roof over one's head (plural roofs over one's head or rooves over one's head)

  1. (idiomatic) A place to live or reside; shelter.
    • When you were in trouble, he gave you a roof over your head.

Forms of roof over the head

pluralroofs over the heads
pluralrooves over the heads

Questions about roof over the head

What is roof over the head the alternative form of?
Roof over the head is the alternative form of roof over one's head.

Words near roof over the head in the dictionary

  1. roof lights
  2. roof of the mouth
  3. Roof of the World
  4. roof over
  5. roof over one's head
  6. roof over the head
  7. roof prism
  8. roof prisms
  9. roof rabbit
  10. roof rabbits
  11. roof rack

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