Definition

Noun: - The roof of a house: The external, top covering of a building that provides protection from weather.

Usage

• The word "housetop" is a somewhat literary or formal term for a house's roof. It is most commonly used in the fixed idiomatic expression "shout (or proclaim) something from the housetops."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to shout/proclaim something from the housetops": To announce something publicly and with great enthusiasm; to make something widely known.
  • She was so excited about her engagement that she wanted to shout it from the housetops.

Variants and Related Words

• Roof (n): The more common and general term for the top covering of a building or vehicle.
• Rooftop (n): Often used synonymously with "housetop," but can refer to the roof of any building, not just a house. It is more common in modern usage.

Synonyms

• Roof
• Rooftop

Related Idioms

• Shout (or proclaim/cry) something from the housetops: To announce something publicly and openly.
  • He was so proud of his daughter's achievement that he felt like proclaiming it from the housetops.

Noun

1. the roof of a house
   • shout it from the housetops