- housetop
- housetop house"top` n. The roof of a house, especially the flat part of a roof; as, shout it from the housetops. [WordNet 1.5]
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housetop
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housetop — [hous′täp΄] n. the top of a house; roof from the housetops publicly and widely … English World dictionary
housetop — noun /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/ the roof of a house Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. / Out jumps good old Santa Claus … Wiktionary
housetop — See: SHOUT FROM THE HOUSETOPS or SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS … Dictionary of American idioms
housetop — See: SHOUT FROM THE HOUSETOPS or SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS … Dictionary of American idioms
housetop — noun Date: 1526 roof; especially the level surface of a flat roof … New Collegiate Dictionary
housetop — /hows top /, n. 1. the top or roof of a house. 2. from the housetops, publicly; generally: The day I got my promotion I wanted to shout it from the housetops. [1520 30; HOUSE + TOP1] * * * … Universalium
housetop — Synonyms and related words: ceiling, eaves, lantern, overhead, penthouse, plafond, ridgepole, roof, roof garden, roof deck, roofage, roofing, roofpole, rooftop, rooftree, shingles, skylight, slates, tiles, top … Moby Thesaurus
housetop — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. roof, shingles, gables, chimney; see gable , roof … English dictionary for students
housetop — house|top [ˈhaustɔp US ta:p] n the top part of a house = ↑rooftop ▪ a view over the housetops … Dictionary of contemporary English
housetop — See: shout from the housetops or shout from the rooftops … Словарь американских идиом
