housetop

[ hous-top ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌtɒp /

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noun

the top or roof of a house.

Idioms for housetop

from the housetops, publicly; generally: The day I got my promotion I wanted to shout it from the housetops.

Origin of housetop

First recorded in 1520–30; house + top¹

Words nearby housetop

house spider, house staff, house style, house surgeon, house-to-house, housetop, house trailer, house-train, house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares

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Example sentences from the Web for housetop

It was exactly the case of a man who might walk over the edge of a housetop through absent-mindedness.
Careers of Danger and Daring|Cleveland Moffett
The sheep was tethered half-way up the steps which led on to the housetop.
Oriental Encounters|Marmaduke Pickthall
There was no one in sight; but I supposed that the bandit was still upon the housetop—crouching below the level of the parapet.
The Bandolero|Mayne Reid
Once more, and at greater peril than ever, Jack went on the housetop to reconnoitre.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng

He lived up to his creed, for he had ever held his own life as a bird upon a housetop, which a chance stone might drop.
Romany of the Snows|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for housetop

housetop

/ (ˈhaʊsˌtɒp) /

noun

the roof of a house

proclaim from the housetops to announce (something) publicly

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单词	housetop
释义	housetop [ hous-top ] / ˈhaʊsˌtɒp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housetop ON THESAURUS.COM noun the top or roof of a house. Idioms for housetop from the housetops, publicly; generally: The day I got my promotion I wanted to shout it from the housetops. Origin of housetop First recorded in 1520–30; house + top¹ Words nearby housetop house spider, house staff, house style, house surgeon, house-to-house, housetop, house trailer, house-train, house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housetop It was exactly the case of a man who might walk over the edge of a housetop through absent-mindedness. Careers of Danger and Daring\|Cleveland Moffett The sheep was tethered half-way up the steps which led on to the housetop. Oriental Encounters\|Marmaduke Pickthall There was no one in sight; but I supposed that the bandit was still upon the housetop—crouching below the level of the parapet. The Bandolero\|Mayne Reid Once more, and at greater peril than ever, Jack went on the housetop to reconnoitre. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks\|Bracebridge Hemyng He lived up to his creed, for he had ever held his own life as a bird upon a housetop, which a chance stone might drop. Romany of the Snows\|Gilbert Parker British Dictionary definitions for housetop housetop / (ˈhaʊsˌtɒp) / noun the roof of a house proclaim from the housetops to announce (something) publicly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to housetop beam, plaster, roof, covert, dome, canopy, groin, timber, roofing, baldachin, fan vaulting, plafond
随便看	get the better of get the business get the can get the drift get the drop on get thee behind me, satan get thee to a nunnery get the feel of get the goods on get the hang of get theirs get the jump on get the lead out get the message get the most out of get the nod get the picture get there get the runaround get the sack get the show on the road get the upper hand get the worst of it get through get through one's head

housetop

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