name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Roof, a Chinese constellation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Roof
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rooftop
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹuːfˌtɒp/
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US: /ˈɹufˌtɑp/
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US: /ˈɹʊfˌtɑp/
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CMU ARPABET: R UW1 F T AA2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The area atop a roof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the top of a (usually flat) roof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: top, top side, upper side, upside
History
Etymology
From roof + top.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: zotea — top surface of a roof
- Chinese Mandarin: 屋頂面 /屋顶面 (wūdǐngmiàn) — top surface of a roof
- Finnish: ulkokatto — top surface of a roof
- Finnish: vesikatto — top surface of a roof
- German: Hausdach — top surface of a roof
- Japanese: 屋上 (okujō) — top surface of a roof
- Spanish: tejado — top surface of a roof
- Spanish: azotea — top surface of a roof
- Vietnamese: nóc — top surface of a roof