dome
23
8.2
- noun
- /doʊm/
- Slang
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- I hate when my dome light doesn't come on," he said.
He is a giant Dome of flesh and muscles.
- He is a giant Dome of flesh and muscles.
- I'm sure the answer is yes to your big old Dome not fitting normal sized hats.
- Dreams of dialogues with dolphins danced in my Dome.
- Like I got those bunch of those like barely still even alive, like Dome shots, chest shots.
- None of their voices penetrated my Dome.
- The real Illuminati's in your own fucking Dome club of one membership of one random statement.
- If you stop those nose to your Dome, I'll you what?
Examples
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I accidentally bumped my elbow against my friend's dome while we were laughing.
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I'm sure the answer is yes to your big old Dome not fitting normal sized hats.
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I see the dome piece on your top, man.
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You must figure out what's going on in your Dome right here that is stopping you.
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My sensors spotted his bald dome flashing in the afternoon sun, and I high-leaped right over to him.
Fiction book (1998) -
He wore a hat that was too small for his large dome.
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After he got a haircut, everyone commented on how nice his dome looked.
Synonyms
101
9.3
A person's head in informal speech
28
8.3
A playful word for a person's head
2
9.0
The top part of a person's body that people mean as a joke or in informal talk
A person's head, used informally in British English
Compounds
- Specialized
2
7.8
A strong, light building shaped like part of a ball made from many triangles
- Jargon
1
6.4
A round roof on top of a building that holds a telescope for looking at the sky or surrounding area
1
7.9
A large United States political corruption case in the early 1920s where government officials secretly leased oil land to companies
- Specialized
1
5.5
A rounded cover that protects a radar antenna and lets radio waves pass
- US
1
9.9
A 1920s US political scandal about secretly giving oil fields to private companies
- Specialized
A space under a dome where a soft sound made in one spot reaches another spot clearly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The informal use of dome for a person's head comes from the shape — a head looks like a small round roof. So calling the head your 'dome' is like calling it your rounded top.