round-top

Circus tent style

Round-top describes something with a curved or domed upper surface rather than a flat or pointed one: a round-top table, a round-top tent.

The term often appears in furniture descriptions and circus contexts, where the round-top tent is the classic big top.

tent

circus

Traveling entertainment with performers

marquee · wedding tent · rental · shelter · fairground · carnival · festival · awning · covering · outdoor

furniture

trunk

Main stem or storage

hope chest · storage · valise · portmanteau · hatbox · footlocker · cedar chest · blanket chest · camelback · antique

architecture

window

Glass-fitted wall opening

fanlight · arcade · alcove · niche · portico · entryway · casement · frame · molding · pediment

Opposites
shape of top/apex

round-topflat-top

Short hair, level surface

peaked · flat · angular · pointed · conical

edge geometry

round-topcornered

Unable to flee

jagged · faceted

Family

top, round, around, surround, rounded, surrounded, topping, rounds, surroundings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G