Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 58 compound words that contain dome. The most common are listed below. Open dome in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- Dome of the RockA shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.
- onion domeAn onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
- Iron DomeAn Israeli defense system against short-range rockets.
- lava domeA convex volcanic structure made of generally viscous, felsic lava, which grows slowly over time by extrusion from a volcanic edifice, either endogenously, by inflating from within, or exogenously, as erupted flow lobes of lava.
- dome lightAn interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.
- Millennium DomeA large building at Greenwich in London, the largest single roofed structure in the world; now renamed "O2".
- chrome domeA bald head.
- salt domeAn upwelling of crystalline rock salt and its aureole of deformed sediments.
- off the domeClipping of off the top of one's dome: In an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation.
- geodesic domeA domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons.
- dome carA railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.
- radar domeA weatherproof enclosure used to protect a radar antenna.
- Clingmans DomeFormer name of Kuwohi, a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States.
- Norton's domeA thought experiment that exhibits a nondeterministic system within the bounds of Newtonian mechanics. It involves an idealized particle initially sitting motionless at the apex of an idealized radially symmetrical frictionless dome of a …
- dome carsplural of dome car: A railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.
- dome nutSynonym of acorn nut: A closed nut having a dome-like cap over the rear protruding part of the engaged screw or bolt.
- giving domepresent participle and gerund of give dome
- heat domeA condition of extreme heat caused when the atmosphere traps hot air as if bounded by a lid or cap.
- pleasure domeAlternative spelling of pleasuredome: A place where one can relax, entertain or recreate.
- sand domeA sand reservoir mounted on top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. The sand was used on wet rails to prevent slipping.
- steam domeA dome fitted to the top of a boiler where steam is collected before being used in the cylinders.
- dome pieceHead.
- double-domeAlternative spelling of doubledome: An intellectual; an egghead.
- dome lightsplural of dome light: An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.
- dome nutsplural of dome nut: A closed nut having a dome-like cap over the rear protruding part of the engaged screw or bolt.
Compound words 58
- astrodomeA transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
- radomeSynonym of radar dome: A weatherproof enclosure used to protect a radar antenna.
- ThunderdomeA domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.
- skydomeA sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.
- zomeA building with unusual geometry.
- snowdomeA snow globe.
- pleasuredomeA place where one can relax, entertain or recreate.
- semidomeHalf of a dome ("cut" vertically), used to cover a semicircular area.
- bonedomeAn aviator's protective helmet.
- domelessWithout a dome.