dome

1. 1.

   a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

   Broaderconcave shape
2. 2.

   informal terms for a human head

   Synonymsatticbeanboncenoodlenoggin

   Broaderhuman head
3. 3.

   a stadium that has a roof

   Synonymsdomed stadiumcovered stadium

   Broaderstadium
4. 4.

   a hemispherical roof

   Broaderroof

   Narrowerastrodomecupolageodesic domeonion domepressure domewhispering gallery

Other forms of dome

plural

domes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dome

What does dome mean?

dome means "a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dome?

dome has 1 syllable: dome. In IPA it is /ˈdoʊm/.

What is another word for dome?

Close synonyms include attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dome a common word?

dome is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dome?

1 word rhymes with dome. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.