Definitions for roll-top

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Roll-Top is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in roll-top (-llooprt).

Definitions for roll-top

noun

  1. a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
  2. Also called roll-top desk, rolltop desk. a desk with such a cover.

Origin of roll-top

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

Examples for roll-top

She pushed back the roll top of her Empire desk and looked up at the young fellow.

In the south east corner of the room stood Fern Fenwick's desk, a large one with a roll top.

And then I hurried out of the room without locking the drawerwithout pulling down the roll top of the desk, indeed.

Instead of cutting a groove for the roll top curtain, one is made by fastening a 1/2-by 3/4-in.

He slid back the roll top, and ran a rapid eye over the neatly filed papers.

Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.

There are always a number of chairs in the room and a roll top desk for the secretary.

He slammed down the roll top on his desk and picked up his hat.

Word Value for roll-top
Scrable

4

Words with friends

6

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