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top drawer

top draw·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [top drawr for 1, 2]
    • /tɒp drɔr for 1, 2/
    • /tɒp drɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [top drawr for 1, 2]
    • /tɒp drɔr for 1, 2/

Definitions of top drawer words

  • noun top drawer the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer. 1
  • noun top drawer highest quality 1
See all 2 definitions of top drawer

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Origin of top drawer

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Top drawer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Top drawer

top drawer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

top drawer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for top drawer

adj top drawer

  • 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.
  • a-ok — in perfect working order; excellent
  • a1 — in good health; physically fit
  • aok — Alternative spelling of A-okay.
  • doozie — Also, doozer [doo-zer] /ˈdu zər/ (Show IPA). something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour.

noun top drawer

  • ceo — CEO is an abbreviation for chief executive officer.
  • chancellor — Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria.
  • functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
  • glitterati — The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
  • main line — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.

adjective top drawer

  • champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
  • elite — A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
  • meritable — Deserving of reward.
  • rad — Informal. radical.
  • winner — a person or thing that wins; victor.
All 23 Synonyms of top drawer

Antonyms for top drawer

adjective top drawer

  • condemned — A condemned man or woman is going to be executed.
  • criticised — to censure or find fault with.
  • criticized — to censure or find fault with.
  • denounced — Simple past tense and past participle of denounce.
  • littlest — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
All 5 Antonyms of top drawer

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