top-dress

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [top dres]
- /tɒp drɛs/
- /tɒp dres/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [top dres]
- /tɒp drɛs/

Definitions of top-dress word

verb with object top-dress to manure (land) on the surface. 1
verb top-dress to spread manure or fertilizer on the surface of (land) without working it into the soil 0

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Origin of top-dress

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1725-35; top1 + dress

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Parts of speech for Top-dress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Top-dress

top-dress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

Synonyms for top-dress

verb top-dress

composting — the activity or practice of converting garden and kitchen waste to compost
fertilize — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
lime — limelight.
limed — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
limes — a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.

All 11 Synonyms of top-dress