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▸ noun: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips ("He stared as she buttoned her top")
▸ noun: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) ("He removed the top of the carton")
▸ noun: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin ("He got a bright red top and string for his birthday")
▸ noun: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
▸ noun: the greatest possible intensity ("He screamed at the top of his lungs")
▸ noun: the highest or uppermost side of anything ("Put your books on top of the desk")
▸ noun: the upper part of anything ("The mower cuts off the tops of the grass")
▸ noun: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat ("A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth")
▸ noun: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance ("They had the big top up in less than an hour")
▸ noun: the top point of a mountain or hill
▸ noun: the highest level or degree attainable ("At the top of his profession")
▸ verb: provide with a top ("The towers were topped with conical roofs")
▸ verb: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point ("A star tops the Christmas Tree")
▸ verb: finish up or conclude ("They topped off their dinner with a cognac")
▸ verb: cut the top off ("Top trees and bushes")
▸ verb: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
▸ verb: reach or ascend the top of ("The hikers topped the mountain just before noon")
▸ verb: pass by, over, or under without making contact ("The balloon cleared the tree tops")
▸ verb: be ahead of others; be the first ("She topped her class every year")
▸ verb: be the culminating event
▸ verb: go beyond ("She topped her performance of last year")
▸ adjective: not to be surpassed ("His top effort")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #45117)
▸ Also see tops
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to top
▸ Usage examples for top
▸ Idioms related to top (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing top
▸ Popular nouns described by top
▸ Words that often appear near top
▸ Rhymes of top
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▸ noun: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips ("He stared as she buttoned her top")
▸ noun: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) ("He removed the top of the carton")
▸ noun: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin ("He got a bright red top and string for his birthday")
▸ noun: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
▸ noun: the greatest possible intensity ("He screamed at the top of his lungs")
▸ noun: the highest or uppermost side of anything ("Put your books on top of the desk")
▸ noun: the upper part of anything ("The mower cuts off the tops of the grass")
▸ noun: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat ("A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth")
▸ noun: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance ("They had the big top up in less than an hour")
▸ noun: the top point of a mountain or hill
▸ noun: the highest level or degree attainable ("At the top of his profession")
▸ verb: provide with a top ("The towers were topped with conical roofs")
▸ verb: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point ("A star tops the Christmas Tree")
▸ verb: finish up or conclude ("They topped off their dinner with a cognac")
▸ verb: cut the top off ("Top trees and bushes")
▸ verb: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
▸ verb: reach or ascend the top of ("The hikers topped the mountain just before noon")
▸ verb: pass by, over, or under without making contact ("The balloon cleared the tree tops")
▸ verb: be ahead of others; be the first ("She topped her class every year")
▸ verb: be the culminating event
▸ verb: go beyond ("She topped her performance of last year")
▸ adjective: not to be surpassed ("His top effort")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #45117)
▸ Also see tops
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to top
▸ Usage examples for top
▸ Idioms related to top (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing top
▸ Popular nouns described by top
▸ Words that often appear near top
▸ Rhymes of top
▸ Invented words related to top