| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | taa'p; tao'p |
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| Rhymes | Aesop, airdrop, atop, and 44 more rhymes in aap at the HyperDic website... |
| drop, fop, treetop |
| Meaning | Situated at the top or highest position. |
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| Examples | "the top shelf" |
| Similar | apical; crowning; topmost, uppermost, upmost; upper |
| See also | best; high |
| Contrary | bottom; side |
| Meaning | Not to be surpassed. |
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| Examples | "his top effort" |
| Synonyms | greatest |
| Similar to | maximal, maximum |
| Meaning | The upper part of anything. |
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| Examples | "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" |
| Narrower | capital, chapiter, cap; masthead; crown; head; crown, capitulum, treetop |
| Broader | region, part |
| Verbs | top; top; top |
| Meaning | The highest or uppermost side of anything. |
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| Examples | "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" |
| Synonyms | top side, upper side, upside |
| Narrower | crown, crest; poll; pate, poll, crown; desktop; rooftop |
| Broader | side, face |
| Verbs | top; top |
| Meaning | The top point of a mountain or hill. |
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| Synonyms | peak, crown, crest, tip, summit |
| Narrower | hilltop, brow; pinnacle; mountain peak |
| Broader | topographic point, place, spot |
| Verbs | top; top |
| Meaning | The first half of an inning. While the visiting team is at bat. |
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| Examples | "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
| Synonyms | top of the inning |
| Part of | inning, frame |
| Broader | turn, bout, round |
| Contrary | bottom, bottom of the inning |
| Meaning | The highest level or degree attainable. |
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| Examples | "at the top of his profession" |
| Synonyms | acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative |
| Broader | degree, level, stage, point |
| Verbs | top; top |
| Meaning | The greatest possible intensity. |
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| Examples | "he screamed at the top of his lungs" |
| Broader | intensity, intensiveness |
| Meaning | Platform surrounding the head of a lower mast. |
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| Part of | ship |
| Broader | platform |
| Meaning | A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin. |
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| Examples | "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" |
| Synonyms | whirligig, teetotum, spinning top |
| Narrower | humming top; peg top; whipping top, whip top |
| Broader | plaything, toy |
| Meaning | Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container). |
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| Examples | "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle" |
| Synonyms | cover |
| Narrower | cap; lid; manhole cover; screwtop |
| Broader | covering |
| Meaning | A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips. |
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| Examples | "he stared as she buttoned her top" |
| Narrower | blouse; bodice; halter |
| Broader | garment |
| Meaning | A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance. |
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| Examples | "they had the big top up in less than an hour" |
| Synonyms | circus tent, big top, round top |
| Part of | circus |
| Broader | canvas tent, canvas, canvass |
| Meaning | Go beyond. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "She topped her performance of last year" |
| Synonyms | exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past |
| Broader | excel, stand out, surpass |
| Nouns | top; topper; topper |
| Meaning | Pass by, over, or under without making contact. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "the balloon cleared the tree tops" |
| Synonyms | clear |
| Narrower | hop |
| Broader | pass, overtake, overhaul |
| Nouns | top; top |
| Meaning | Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "A star tops the Christmas Tree" |
| Broader | lie |
| Nouns | top |
| Meaning | Be ahead of others. Be the first. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "she topped her class every year" |
| Synonyms | lead |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend |
| Nouns | top; topper |
| Meaning | Provide with a top. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "the towers were topped with conical roofs" |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Nouns | topper; top |
| Meaning | Reach or ascend the top of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" |
| Broader | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain |
| Nouns | top |
| Meaning | Strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | hit |
| Nouns | top |
| Meaning | Cut the top off. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They top the trees |
| Examples | "top trees and bushes" |
| Synonyms | pinch |
| Narrower | tail |
| Broader | snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back |
| Nouns | topper; top |
| Meaning | Be the culminating event. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | crown |
| Broader | culminate, climax |
| Meaning | Finish up or conclude. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" |
| Synonyms | top off |
| Broader | complete, finish |