dome
Plural: domes
Noun
- a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
- informal terms for a human head
- a stadium that has a roof
- a hemispherical roof
- A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
- Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover.
- A person's head.
- head, oral sex
- A building; a house; an edifice.
- Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
- A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.
- A geological feature consisting of symmetrical anticlines that intersect where each one reaches its apex.
- A press stud or snap fastener.
Verb
Verb Forms: domed, doming, domes
- To cover or shape something with a dome.
- To give a domed shape to.
- To shoot in the head.
- To perform fellatio on.
Examples
- a cake dome
- geodesic dome
- He tried to dome the center of the Scrabble board, creating an impenetrable fortress of words.
- lava dome
- pleasure dome
- steam dome
- That guy just got domed!
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.
Synonyms
attic, bean, bonce, covered stadium, domed stadium, noggin, noodle, brain, cupola, dome, head, mouth music
Scrabble Score: 7
dome: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dome: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary