Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
dome
IPA transcription: [d'oʊm]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
dome
Meaning:
a hemispherical roof
Synonyms:
dome, domed_stadium, covered_stadium
Meaning:
a stadium that has a roof
Synonyms:
attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
Meaning:
informal terms for a human head
Synonyms:
dome
Meaning:
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Usage examples
Under the Great Dome
But this was a dome of heaven made by man.
"Won't the dome leak?" Dorothy inquired anxiously.
The dome was built so that the island could disappear.
"They will come soon, but not until all of this dome is under the surface of the water."
From the submerged dome a door opened and something black shot swiftly out into the water.
Four feet above the room's roof was the arch of the dome, with the entrance to the exit-lock directly above us.
By this time the top of the dome was quite under water and suddenly the island stopped sinking and became stationary.
He led him from this room to another--like it vaulted, and like it lit by a carbuncle set in the dome of the roof above.
Of course every eye was at first fixed upon this dome, where Ozma and Dorothy and the Skeezers were still fast prisoners.