housetop

[hous-top]

noun

1. the top tops or roof of a house.

housetop

/ ˈhaʊsˌtɒp /

noun

1. the roof of a house

2. to announce (something) publicly

Word History and Origins

Origin of housetop¹

First recorded in 1520–30; house + top ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. from the housetops, publicly; generally.

   The day I got my promotion I wanted to shout it from the housetops.

Example Sentences

Behind her, the townsfolk tussle and bicker; one man shares a bone with a dog; housetops collapse into the street.

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Above the black line of housetops the sky was warm crimson.

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Towering above the housetops and the trees of the town was the church tower.

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Joe Baker and his organization, SaveTheStorks.com, are shouting their stories from the housetops.

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He quoted from the Book of Luke: “That which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.”

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