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roll-top

roll-top adjective: having a top that rolls away when not needed. Also the ellipsis of roll-top desk.

Adjective

roll-top (not comparable)

  1. Having a top that rolls away when not needed.

Noun

roll-top (plural roll-tops)

  1. The flexible top of a roll-top desk.
  2. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, having a rounded half-barrel appearance on top.

Also used as

roll-top is also the ellipsis of roll-top desk.

Forms of roll-top

Adjective
alternative formrolltop
Noun
pluralroll-tops

Words formed from roll-top

Phrases with roll-top

Questions about roll-top

What does roll-top mean?
Roll-top means having a top that rolls away when not needed.
What part of speech is roll-top?
Roll-top can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near roll-top in the dictionary

  1. roll-outs
  2. roll-over
  3. roll-overs
  4. roll-playing
  5. roll-to-roll
  6. roll-top
  7. roll-top desk
  8. roll-top desks
  9. roll-tops
  10. roll-up
  11. roll-ups

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