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- [noun tip-top; adjective tip-top, -top; adverb tip-top]
- /noun ˈtɪpˌtɒp; adjective ˈtɪpˈtɒp, -ˌtɒp; adverb ˈtɪpˈtɒp/
- /ˈtɪpˌtɑp/
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- [noun tip-top; adjective tip-top, -top; adverb tip-top]
- /noun ˈtɪpˌtɒp; adjective ˈtɪpˈtɒp, -ˌtɒp; adverb ˈtɪpˈtɒp/
Definitions of tiptop word
- noun tiptop the extreme top or summit. 1
- noun tiptop Informal. the highest point or degree: the very tiptop of physical condition. 1
- noun tiptop Chiefly British Informal. the highest social class. 1
- adjective tiptop situated at the very top. 1
- adjective tiptop Informal. of the highest quality; excellent: a tiptop meal. 1
- adverb tiptop in a tiptop manner; very well: It's shaping up tiptop. 1
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Origin of tiptop
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; gradational compound; see tip1, top1
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Parts of speech for Tiptop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tiptop popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tiptop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tiptop
adj tiptop
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- blue-ribbon — of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers.
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
noun tiptop
- capper — a person or device that caps something or makes caps
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
- height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
- high point — a city in central North Carolina.