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(verb) cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" |
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Synonyms: pinch |
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Related Words: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, tail, trim |
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(adjective) situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" |
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Antonyms: bottom, side |
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(noun) a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" |
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Related Words: blouse, bodice, garment, halter |
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(noun) something that covers a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "put the cover back on the kettle" |
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Synonyms: cover |
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Related Words: cap, covering, lid, manhole cover |
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(noun) a conical child's toy tapering to a steel-shod point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" |
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Synonyms: spinning top, teetotum, whirligig |
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Related Words: humming top, peg top, plaything, toy, whip top, whipping top |
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(noun) platform surrounding the head of a lower mast |
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Related Words: platform |
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(noun) the greatest possible intensity: "he screamed at the top of his lungs" |
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Related Words: intensity, intensiveness |
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(noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" |
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Synonyms: top side, upper side, upside |
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Related Words: crest, crown, desktop, face, pate, poll, rooftop, side |
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(noun) the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" |
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Related Words: cap, capital, capitulum, chapiter, crown, head, masthead, part, region, treetop |
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(noun) the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
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Synonyms: top of the inning |
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Related Words: bout, round, turn |
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Antonyms: bottom |
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(verb) be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" |
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Synonyms: crown |
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Related Words: climax, culminate |
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(verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" |
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Synonyms: clear |
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Related Words: hop, overhaul, overtake, pass |
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(satellite adjective) not to be surpassed; "his top effort" |
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Synonyms: greatest |
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(satellite adjective) ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" |
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Synonyms: first, foremost |
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(noun) a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" |
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Synonyms: big top, circus tent, round top |
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Related Words: canvas, canvas tent, canvass |
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(noun) the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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Synonyms: crest, crown, peak, summit, tip |
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Related Words: brow, hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle, place, spot, topographic point |
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(satellite adjective) (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators" |
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Synonyms: arch, boss, chief, head |
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(verb) go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations" |
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Synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend |
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Related Words: excel, stand out, surpass |
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(noun) the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
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Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative |
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Related Words: degree, level, point, stage |
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