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- [top]
- /tɒp/
- /tɒp/
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- [top]
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Definitions of top word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of TOP Technical/Office Protocol 3
- noun top a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin. 1
- adjective top pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf. 1
- adjective top highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices. 1
- adjective top foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. 1
- verb with object top to furnish with a top; put a top on. 1
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Origin of top
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch top, German Zopf, Old Norse toppr “top”
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Top
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
top popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
top usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for top
adj top
- 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
- ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
noun top
- acme — The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- apex — An Apex or an Apex ticket is a ticket for a journey by air or rail which costs less than the standard ticket, but which you have to book a specified period in advance.
- awn — any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
verb top
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
adjective top
- ace — An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
- arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- elite — A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
Antonyms for top
noun top
- antipole — the opposite pole
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
- breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
- breeches — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees.
adj top
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- meat-and-potatoes — fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election?
adjective top
- lowest — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
Top questions with top
- how much does the top 1 make?