Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housetop

/ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: house-top
IPA: /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The roof of a house.

Example Sentences

"26 Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be reueiled; and hidde, that shall not be knowen. 27 What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee vpon the house tops."
"Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. / Out jumps good old Santa Claus."
"Not only did the distance to the The Pure Drop, the fully-licensed tavern at the further part of the dispersed village, render its accommodation practically unavailable for dwellers at this end; but the far more serious question, the quality of the liquor, confirmed the prevalent opinion that it was better to drink with Rolliver in a corner of the housetop than with the other landlord in a wide house."

Etymology

From house + top.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/
British English: /ˈhaʊsˌtɒp/

Inflected Forms

housetops (plural) house top (alternative) house-top (alternative)

Phrases

cry from the housetop

Questions

How do you pronounce housetop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/.
What does housetop mean?: The roof of a house.
Where does housetop come from?: From house + top.

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