rooftop
/ˈɹufˌtɑp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Synonym of Roof, a Chinese constellation.
Example Sentences
- "In love, however, women are brave. How many clamber over rooftops of houses and palaces, and are still doing it, when their lovers await them!"
- "Why do you think the rooftop of their apartment building is called "tar beach"? (Answers may vary.)"
- "Riding the District west of Hammersmith, you immediately know something exciting is coming up, because at Ravenscourt Park you are level with the rooftops."
- "Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour."
- "The house itself was a mound of red baked bricks and a tin rooftop."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹufˌtɑp/
- British English: /ˈɹuːfˌtɒp/